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Reports of Winter Kills in Lakes and Ponds Coming in as Ice Melts
The calls come in about this time of year. Winter ice has melted and a pond owner or early season angler heads down to check things out. Dead fish? Not a good sign. “I’m getting
OLEC to Fund Studies of Lake Erie Algal Blooms and Fisheries
Toledo, OH – The Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC) will provide grants for four studies that will investigate the causes and impacts of Lake Erie algal blooms, as well as physical habitat distribution within the
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
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
Applications for Elk Hunt to Be Accepted April 1-May 31
Nashville – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will accept applications from April 1 through May 31, 2009 for participation in Tennessee’s first-ever managed elk hunt. The elk hunt will be held October 19-23 at the