Montana Wildlife Officials Kill Grizzly Bear from Helicopter
A 6 ½ year-old female grizzly bear was shot by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials after repeatedly killing sheep at a ranch near the Dry Fork of the Marias River. The bear was located on a plot of private land and Craig Glazier of Wildlife Services shot the grizzly as they circled the […]
Wek’èezhii Renewable Resources Board Recommends Complete Caribou Hunting Ban
Managing wildlife and wildlife habitats throughout an area known as the Wek’èezhii in Canada’s Northwest Territories, the Wek’èezhii Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) has voiced their recommendation of halting the harvest of the Bathurst Caribou. Named after Bathhurst Inlet, the herd’s fertile calving grounds, the Bathurst herd of barren-ground caribou’s population has been in sharp […]
Washington Man Gets Jail Time for Killing Grizzly Bear
In May 2015, Shalako Katzer of Mead, Washington, and his family set up for a camping trip at the Yaak Falls Campground in the Kootenai National Forest area in western Montana. After getting wind of a grizzly bear heading toward the campground, Katzer and his brother grabbed their firearms in preparation for the bear’s […]
Drunk Vandals Could Be to Blame for Death of Endangered Fish in Death Valley
Law enforcement officials in Nevada have arrested three men in connection to a recent alcohol-fueled rampage near Death Valley National Park that might have caused the death of an endangered species of fish. The critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish has been described as the world’s rarest fish and is believed to have evolved only […]
Alaska Scientists Using Deer Pellet DNA to Monitor Populations
Deer populations in southeastern Alaska have been on the decline for the past number of years and researchers are turning to in-depth DNA studies in an attempt to get a handle on the population. A group of wildlife technicians with Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game based out of Juneau are heading up the […]
North Dakota’s Mule Deer Populations on the Rise
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently released the results from its annual spring mule deer survey earlier this month and populations are growing to the tune of an increase of 21 percent. The annual survey takes place each spring and is used primarily to assess the abundance of mule deer in the badlands. […]
University of Wyoming Launches Study of Mule Deer and Elk Interactions
In an attempt to gain a better understanding of the decline of mule deer populations across the West, biologists from the University of Wyoming have launched a new research project. Titled the Deer-Elk Ecology Research Project, or D.E.E.R. project, this fast-paced study will see researchers capture and collar 50 female mule deer and 35 […]
National Wildlife Group Slams Sask. Beaver-Hunting Derby
In its first year, the 2016 Beaver Derby, held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan could not escape the wrath of a Vancouver-based animal rights group. The derby kicked off on April 1st and is set to run for 40 days, closing on May 10th, calling beaver trappers and hunters to collect as many […]
Montana Professor Receives Grant to Continue World’s Longest Running Elk Study
University of Montana Associate Professor Mark Hebblewhite has been investigating and studying migratory elk since 2001 and received adequate funding to continue his study. Hebblewhite’s study is now the longest running elk study in the world after a 16-year project ended at Montana State University in 2011. “Traditionally, about 95% of the elk herd migrated […]
Wisconsin’s Elk Reintroduction Program Well Underway
After a 14-hour commute from Kentucky, 39 elk have been successfully transferred to Jackson County, Wisconsin. The elk were released into a controlled holding pen allowing officials to conduct tests over the next four months, ensuring the animals are healthy and disease free. “We are testing them for tuberculosis, brucellosis, which are very important diseases […]