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Keeping wolf on endangered list prompts US suit
Cheyenne, Wyoming (AP) – The state of Wyoming has filed suit challenging the federal government’s recent decision to leave gray wolves on the endangered species list in the state while delisting them elsewhere. The U.S.
Mississippi free fishing days set
Jackson, Miss. (AP) – The only thing better than spending a relaxing day fishing is getting to fish for free. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is observing National Boating and Fishing Week
Alligator hunting permits to be accepted in Florida
Tallahassee (AP) – The hunting season is a few months away, but those looking to bag an alligator in Florida can now start applying for permits. Officials began accepting applications for the roughly 6,000 alligator
Numbers of sage grouse in Oregon dropping
Bend, Ore. (AP) – The Bureau of Land Management is using some stimulus money to study the effect of wind farms on a dwindling sage grouse population in Central Oregon. BLM spokesman Michael Campbell said
N.C. officials hoping carp will fight weeds in lakes
Raleigh, N.C. (AP) – State officials are hoping thousands of carp they will put in lakes will help fight weeds that are invading the shallow portions of the impoundments. The state Division of Water Resources
2 men sentenced to jail in Utah poaching case
Panguitch, Utah (AP) – Two Panguitch men who pleaded guilty to a handful of wildlife violations have been sentenced to jail for illegally killing 13 animals. The men also lost their hunting privileges for several
Maine offers free fishing
Augusta, Maine (AP) – Maine officials are encouraging people to get out on the state’s lakes and rivers by offering a weekend of free fishing. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife says the Family
MI state troopers lose jobs for poaching deer on duty
Cheboygan, Mich. (AP) – Two state troopers from the Cheboygan post have lost their jobs for poaching deer while on duty. Earlier, Jeff Hadley was sentenced to four days in jail for shooting a buck
Louisiana youth take to the lake
Shreveport, La. (AP) – Tucked neatly away inside his baby tote, young John Foster was oblivious to the gore and mayhem going on around him. Worms were being pulled from their mulchy homes, crickets got