Federal agency considers dropping wolf protections – again
Associated Press
June 15, 2018
Wolf numbers total about 3,800 in the western Great Lakes states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
DNR gets boost in efforts to improve public shooting ranges in Michigan – to the tune of $1.25 million
Michigan DNR
June 14, 2018
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently approved a total of $1.25 million over a five-year period for the Michigan DNR to provide up to 75 percent of funding for improvements to partner shooting ranges
Report: Wisconsin wolf population may be stabilizing
Site Staff
June 11, 2018
Volunteer trackers reported between 900 and 950 wolf sightings this winter, a slight decline compared to the numbers from the previous year.
Federal biologists look to boost Mexican wolf genetics
Associated Press
June 4, 2018
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is hopeful that tactic, called cross-fostering, will aid in the recovery of a species that was nearly eliminated and now numbers just over 100 animals in the United States.
Hunting won’t be expanded on South Dakota wildlife refuge
Associated Press
June 4, 2018
Interior cited overwhelming public opposition for its decision, saying Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern South Dakota is widely valued as a sanctuary for migratory birds and other wildlife.
Montana officials seek information on dead grizzly; hikers shoot Wyoming bear in self defense
Site Staff
June 4, 2018
In Wyoming, it marked the second time in recent weeks that a female grizzly with cubs was killed in the state.
Officials: Efforts failing to save sagebrush land in West
Associated Press
June 1, 2018
BOISE, Idaho — Public lands managers are losing a battle against a devastating combination of invasive plant species and wildfires in the vast sagebrush habitats in the U.S. West that support cattle ranching and recreation
Food shortage for brown pelicans: ‘That’s a major concern and threat for this species’
Associated Press
June 1, 2018
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Wildlife Center of the North Coast has already cared for several starving young California brown pelicans this spring. Brown pelicans, which migrate north in the spring from nesting colonies off Southern
Endangered bee sighting in Illinois inspires Loyola survey
Associated Press
June 1, 2018
WOODSTOCK, Ill. — The sighting of an endangered bee at a college campus in northeastern Illinois has inspired a survey of the flora and fauna in the area. Loyola University Chicago student Kevin White spotted
