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Bald eagle found in Michigan beat West Nile Virus
Pickford, Mich. (AP) – A young bald eagle, suffering from West Nile Virus, was captured in August 2002 from the parking lot of a car dealership in Pickford. With a lot of help, the nearly
Texas wildlife officials worried about whooping cranes
Rockport, Texas (AP) – Wildlife managers are worried that some of the whooping cranes wintering at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge may be too weak and malnourished to successfully make their return to Canada this season.
Ten chronic wasting disease-afflicted deer reported for 2008 in Kansas
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reports a total of 10 chronic wasting disease (CWD) occurrences from among almost 2,700 deer tissue samples collected and submitted for lab analysis by KDWP in recent months.
SC man shot and killed while hunting for hogs
Walhalla, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina man hunting for hogs has died after he was shot by another hunter in his party. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis told the Anderson Independent-Mail that 28-year-old Adam
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack selects Dave White as NRCS Chief
Washington, – Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack today named Dave White as chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). With approximately 12,000 employees and an annual budget in excess of $3 billion NRCS is
Scientists look to outer space to solve Iowa duck mystery
Keokuk – Tens of thousands of migrating lesser scaup [bluebill] ducks are currently visiting Iowa wetlands as they surge northward toward Canadian nesting areas. One of the migration’s most important stopovers is Pool 19 of
Utah man named world’s best elk caller
Salt Lake City (AP) — As a 15-year-old back in 1983, Al Morris needed only a few days to figure out how to mimic the sounds that would bring big bull elk running to him.
Montana Hunting Regulations Online
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ 2009 hunting regulations for moose, sheep and goat and deer, elk and antelope will be available online at fwp.mt.gov beginning the last week in March, click ’Hunting Regulations.’ The hunting
Montana Wolf Population Grows In 2008
About 500 wolves now inhabit Montana, equally distributed between the state’s northern and southern areas, according to the 2008 annual wolf conservation and management report released today by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. FWP’s report,
