Opinions
Bats treated for ‘white-nose’
Albany (AP) — Researchers trying to slow the spread of a scourge that has killed more than a million bats are testing anti-fungal solutions in a hard-hit hibernation cave on the edge of the Adirondacks.
Champlain yields Vermont record ’eye
Burlington, Vt. – A Lake Champlain ice fisherman has caught what’s believed to be a new state record walleye for Vermont, state fish and wildlife officials indicated. Vermont Fish and Wildlife spokesman John Hall said
DEC dispels mountain lion rumor
Albany — DEC has long refuted reports that mountain lions are roaming the Empire State. Now the department has taken the unique step of cranking out a press release to that effect. Apparently weary of
USDA Secretary Vilsack returning to Iowa to attend National Pheasant Fest
Des Moines, Iowa — Pheasants Forever has confirmed that U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will attend National Pheasant Fest 2010. Vilsack, the former governor of Iowa, is slated to give the keynote address
15-inch minimum proposed for inland walleyes, saugeyes
Columbus – The Ohio Wildlife Council is considering a proposal for a 15-inch minimum size limit on walleye, sauger, and saugeye on 16 inland waterways in 2011, according to the DNR Division of Wildlife. The
Another $78.5 million to be spent on carp: too little too late?
Locks and gates in Chicago-area waterways may be opened less frequently than usual in an effort to keep Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes, federal officials said after a carp confab in Washington on
Governor sends letter on Asian carp
Columbus, Ohio – While he didn’t make it to the White House along with other Great Lakes governors, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and Lt. Governor Lee Fisher today sent the following letter to U.S. Environmental
DNR seeks watercraft inspector applicants
The Minnesota DNR is seeking watercraft inspector interns for the upcoming boating season. Inspectors are stationed at public accesses on lakes and rivers infested with invasive species such as Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussels. “We’re
Eight charged in alleged poaching ring
Jackson, Ohio – A total of eight individuals have been issued 114 summonses for wildlife crimes following a two month investigation into an alleged local poaching ring. The suspects are accused of poaching deer and
