Fishing
Bison make a new home on the range – in Utah
Anetlope Island, Utah (AP) — For the first time in nearly 70 years, Utah has a new free-roaming bison herd. Officials in the U.S. state this week are taking the final steps toward restoring bison
Organized hunting of coyotes is burgeoning
Port Matilda, Pa. – Organized predator hunts are becoming more popular as increasing numbers of hunters find the contests a good way to fight cabin fever. Long-established hunts hope to continue their string of successes
Economic stimulus via conservation? Why not?
Washington – As long as the federal government is considering a job-creation “stimulus package” that’s nearing $1 trillion (the actual latest rumored amount was about $750 billion), why not give conservation a boost via the
HAPET report examines loss of wetlands from 1980-2007
Fergus Falls, Minn. – More than 4 percent of the wetland areas in the state’s Prairie Pothole Region have been lost since 1980, according to a preliminary report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s
Jan. 15 – Winter season opens for lake and stream trout in Minnesota lakes
Reelfoot Lake State Park Is Site For First TWRC Meeting of 2009
Nashville – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission will hold its first meeting of 2009 on Wednesday-Thursday, Jan. 21-22, at Reelfoot Lake State Park near Tiptonville. It marks the second consecutive year that the TWRC’s January
Minnesota man says he’ll move his crocodile out of town
Fergus Falls, Minn. (AP) — A Fergus Falls man says his pet crocodile, Billy, isn’t dangerous, but he’ll comply with a police order to move the 3-foot reptile out of town. Thirty-seven-year-old Marvin Weinrich Jr.
Division of Wildlife spent less, made less
Columbus – In the midst of a tough economic year, the DNR Division of Wildlife spent less but also brought in less in the last fiscal year, according to the organization’s annual report. The bottom
Federal government makes decision on gray wolf protection
Billings, Mont. (AP) – The Bush administration on Wednesday announced plans to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes and northern Rocky Mountains regions from the federal endangered species list. But wolves in Wyoming
