California Elk Calf Collaring Project Kicks Off
Kicking off this week and heading into mid-June, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has begun this year’s elk calf collaring project. With plans to capture and collar upwards of 30 elk calves in the northeastern region of the state, officials are hopeful the data derived from the project will aid them in […]
Boastful Minnesota Poacher Convicted on 11 Misdemeanor Counts
Posing shirtless with what was believed to be a record-breaking black bear back in 2013, Shawn O’Connor’s illegal and unethical practices have finally caught up with him. The Minnesota man was known to have been bragging about the bear he shot on September 7, 2013. His boastful attitude landed him in featured publications around the […]
Bear Poop Sprouts 1,200 Seedlings at Rocky Mountain National Park
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The experimentally-minded folks at Rocky Mountain National Park planted a pile of bear droppings to fully understand the effect animals have on seed dispersion in the wild. The scat, collected last fall, was mixed with soil in small germination trays and has since sprouted 1,200 new seedlings to […]
North Dakota’s Mule Deer Very Healthy After Spring Survey
As mule deer were hit hard last winter in many areas of the west, North Dakota’s recently completed spring mule deer survey was a success. As state biologists took to the skies above the badlands to conduct counts in the month of April, their findings were promising, seeing increasing numbers since the devastating winters […]
Another Idaho Bighorn Euthanized After Mixing with Domestic Sheep
Marking the third bighorn removed from the area bordering Challis, Idaho, a one-year-old bighorn sheep ram was removed from the wild after mixing with a herd domestic sheep. To reduce the risk of spreading disease contracted from livestock, Idaho Fish and Game officials took the lethal actions after receiving local reports that the ram […]
Wolves Returned to State Management in Wyoming
Governor Matt Mead announced today the Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. entered its final order upholding Wyoming’s wolf management plan which confirms Wyoming’s management of wolves. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will file notice in the Federal Register in the coming days. “I am delighted that the Circuit Court recognized […]
Steve Rinella Receives Top Honors for Conservation from Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
I remember the first time I saw Steve Rinella on TV. I was sitting with my old man in his living room as a hunting show played on the TV in the background. As I settled in on the couch, I remember being enamored by the storytelling ability the host had while immediately […]
Elk Population Survey Completed in Northwestern Minnesota
Minnesota’s elk range in northwestern Minnesota has three herds with a total of 79 elk, according to the annual aerial elk population survey completed by the Department of Natural Resources in Kittson, Marshall and Roseau counties. Past surveys recorded 83 elk in 2016 and 131 in 2015. “The variability we’re seeing in these numbers […]
Deer Shot in Minnesota CWD Management Area Believed to Have Escaped from Farm
As officials perform management activities in chronic wasting disease management areas in Minnesota, one deer is leading those involved to believe it had recently escaped from a captive breeding facility. The animal, killed by federal sharpshooters in a chronic wasting disease management zone in southeastern Minnesota has spawned an investigation because of telltale markings […]
President Trump Donates First Quarter Salary to National Park Service
It was announced yesterday that President Trump, in keeping with one of his campaign promises, decided to donate his first quarter presidential earnings to the National Park Service. “The president has spoken with counsel and made the decision to donate his first-quarter salary to a government entity,” press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters. The […]