World’s oldest-known wild bird hatches chick
Associated Press
February 13, 2019
Laysan albatross named Wisdom is at least 68 years old and has raised at least 31 chicks.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Deep snow prompts resumption of elk feeding at Wyoming refuge
Associated Press
February 11, 2019
More than 5,000 elk had gathered on the refuge’s southern area.
Experts: Birds equipped to survive Minnesota’s bitter cold
Associated Press
February 6, 2019
About half of the state’s roughly 300 bird species head south to warmer climates in the winter, and the birds that stay are tough enough to survive the extreme cold weather, as long they’re able
Wildlife officials searching for answers after polar bear killed far outside normal range
Associated Press
January 24, 2019
The bear was shot – as it tried to enter a cabin – more than 100 miles south of the Beaufort Sea coastline. The animals usually stay within a few miles of the coast, except
Wildlife officials seek cause of Lake Champlain salmon decline
Associated Press
January 2, 2019
Biologists aren’t sure what’s up, but they are paying attention.
A crucial barrier against sea lamprey intrusion, Harpersfield dam fix runs into big problem
Jeff Frischkorn
December 28, 2018
If the 117-year-old dam were to fail, it would allow the invasive species nearly 1,300 additional miles of main-stem and tributary spawning grounds.
Record number of Mexican gray wolves found dead in 2018
Associated Press
December 18, 2018
Five wolves were found dead in New Mexico in November, bringing the total for the year to 17. That marks the most wolves killed in any single year since the reintroduction effort began in 1998,
BHA: New plan erodes habitat protections for greater sage grouse
Staff and News Reports
December 7, 2018
MISSOULA, Mont. – New sage grouse management plans unveiled by the Bureau of Land Management could unravel years of stakeholder collaboration and reduce habitat conservation measures for sagebrush country that have played a major role
Project aims to again grow wild rice in Wisconsin
Associated Press
November 14, 2018
The planting project is in its third year and rice is beginning to grow in some areas, experts said.
