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Federal judge faults plan in northwest salmon dispute
Portland, Ore. (AP) — The federal agency in charge of saving salmon in the Columbia River Basin from extinction should have a plan in place to remove dams on the lower Snake River if necessary,
Maine cross-country skiers warned of owl attacks
Bangor, Maine (AP) — Cross-country skiers who set out on a crisp, moonlit night for a quiet outing in Bangor’s city forest are being targeted by an ornery owl. Over the past three weeks, at
South Dakota GF&P reviews lion hunting season
Spearfish, S.D. (AP) — Information from this year’s hunting season on mountain lions will be used by state game officials to make a recommendation for next year’s season to the Game, Fish and Parks Commission.
Feds OK gray wolves’ removal from endangered list
Billings, Mont. (AP) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday he was upholding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to remove gray wolves from the federal endangered list in the Northern Rockies and the
Feds consider fishing ban on Atlantic red snapper
Savannah, Ga. (AP) — After three decades as a charter fishing guide, Steve Amick says he’s never seen red snapper as large or plentiful as he did last year off Georgia’s Atlantic coast. Soon, catching
Biologists trapping fishers in northern Idaho
Lewiston, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is trapping fishers in northern Idaho’s Clearwater Basin and fitting them with radio collars to learn more about their habits. Joel Sauder, a non-game
Michigan dentist busted for importing dried insects
Detroit (AP) — Despite warnings, a Michigan dentist repeatedly turned to eBay to spend thousands of dollars on dried insects without reporting the imports to federal wildlife officials. The details are in a plea agreement
Board takes step to reverse prohibition on magnifying scopes
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners, in a notational vote, yesterday gave preliminary approval to a regulatory change that would allow hunters to use magnifying scopes on bows or crossbows during the archery
Whooping crane deaths in Texas alarm wildlife officials
Austwell, Texas (AP) — Eighteen whooping crane deaths around a South Texas wildlife refuge has made this winter the second-worst for whooper mortality in 20 years. Another 34 cranes from last year failed to return