Beyond Minnesota: Female Mexican wolf released into wild in Arizona
Staff Report
June 21, 2023
Outdoor-related news stories from beyond Minnesota published in the June 23, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.
Wildlife
Michigan DNR estimates state’s moose population at 426 animals
Bill Parker
June 20, 2023
Michigan’s moose population appears to be similar to what it has been for the past decade, according to estimates following a 2023 winter moose survey.
That was the message DNR Moose Specialist Chad Stewart
International symposium sheds light on CWD findings
Russ Mason
June 20, 2023
In early June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Geological Survey sponsored the 4th International Chronic Wasting Disease Symposium in Denver, Colo. Presentations by leading prion scientists, geneticists, human dimensions specialists, and agency
Commentary: Know the difference between hellbenders and mud puppies
Jim Abrams
June 19, 2023
I taught myself to fly fish while in high school and have continued the sport since. One of those learning waters was Little Beaver Creek in Columbiana County, Ohio. Known for its ability to swamp
Iowa communities to receive tree inventory, management funds to deal with impact of emerald ash borer
Tom Giese
June 19, 2023
A total of 15 Iowa communities will receive tree inventory updates as a result of action taken recently by the Iowa Natural Resources Commission.
The commission approved a contract with JEO Consulting Group, Inc.
Red-headed woodpeckers on the decline in Pennsylvania
Mark Nale
June 19, 2023
Data suggests that the rarest of Pennsylvania woodpeckers is becoming even harder to find.
Conference in Grand Portage, Minnesota scrutinizes moose populations across North America
Brian Mozey
June 17, 2023
Besides habitat management, the other factors that affect moose population are parasites, diseases, predation, and climate change.
Wolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island’s ecosystem
John Flesher / AP Environmental Writer
June 16, 2023
Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after authorities began a last-ditch attempt to prevent the species from dying out on the Lake Superior island chain, scientists said Wednesday.
Meanwhile,
Ohio’s sandhill crane numbers still rising in third year of count
Mike Moore
June 16, 2023
Observers reported 357 sandhill cranes in Ohio during the volunteer-driven 2023 Midwest Crane Count on Saturday, April 15, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The count was coordinated by the Division of
