Hunting
No rebound yet for marten, fisher
Grand Rapids, Minn. – The harvest of fishers and pine martens this season – the second year of an abbreviated trapping season – was comparable to last year. But those harvests, low by recent standards,
Moose on the decline in Jackson Hole area
Jackson, Wyo. (AP) – The number of moose in northern Jackson Hole has declined by more than 50 percent since the late 1980s. Researchers think wildfires, warm temperatures, competition for food from other wildlife and
License fee bill passed by House
Harrisburg – By a vote of 156 to 36 – along straight party lines – the state House of Representatives finally approved a surprisingly controversial bill to allow the Pennsylvania Game Commission to pass along
Group wants feds to help save jaguars in Arizona and New Mexico
Tuscon, Ariz. (AP) – A Tucson group says the U.S. government must develop recovery programs for jaguars living in southern Arizona and New Mexico. An attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity told a federal
Boca Grande Pass tarpon-fishing rules set to take effect
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds anglers that rules limiting the use of certain types of fishing gear in Boca Grande Pass take effect April 1. These rules prohibit the use of
Mississippi Wildlife officer found guilty of hunting illegally
Jackson, Miss. (AP) – A former Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks conservation officer and his brother have been found guilty of violating federal wildlife conservation laws. The U.S. attorney’s office says Andy Elchos
Poland changes highway plan to save rare wetland
Warsaw, Poland (AP) – Poland’s environment minister said Tuesday that plans for a new highway have been changed to save one of Europe’s last pristine wetlands. Maciej Nowicki told a news conference that authorities have
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
