Ann Arbor Quietly Approves $481k to Continue Deer Management
Amid fierce opposition, protests, lawsuits and everything else that comes with performing a deer cull, the City Council of Ann Arbor, Michigan, approved additional measures for measuring the city’s deer herd. The vote, which had no members of the public present was kept quiet, so to speak, in an effort to continue the deer management […]
One of the Illegally Captured Endangered Florida Deer is Euthanized
Unfortunate news coming out of South Florida as officials are reporting that one of the three Key Deer illegally captured last weekend has been euthanized. After a pair of young men were pulled over around 12:30 a.m. on July 2nd, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Austin Hopp found two deer hog-tied in the backseat of […]
Missouri expands deer feeding ban to 41 counties in response to CWD
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has expanded restrictions on feeding deer and placing minerals for deer from 29 to 41 counties throughout the state, effective July 1. The goal of the expanded feeding ban is to help limit the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The 41 counties comprise MDC’s CWD Management Zone. MDC […]
Idaho Winter Kill Less Than Expected for Mule Deer, Elk
After challenging winter conditions ravaged the western United States last season, results are beginning to pour in from mortality studies in the various western states. Idaho, in particular, is showing better results than previously expected. Despite being the second-lowest winter survival in nearly 20 years, officials with the Idaho Fish and Game Department report that […]
First Elk Born in West Virginia in 150 Years
In a true conservation milestone, an elk calf was born in West Virginia for the first time in roughly 150 years. Reintroduced into the Mountain State in December 2016, this is the first confirmed calf to have been born in West Virginia and is a promising sign for the species’ reintroduction into their former eastern […]
The Largest Herd of White Deer in the World Set to Be on Display
Believed to be one of the largest herds of these uniquely white deer on the planet, the animals are not albino, as many would suspect. These deer and a few other herds scattered across America’s Northeast and Midwest are a rare whitetail deer genetic variant that lacks the pigmentation needed for the species’ typical brown […]
Firefighters Rescue Pair of Deer Fawns from Arizona Wildfires
Blazing for over a week now, firefighters have been battling the Goodwin Fire in central Arizona day and night since the fire began. Scorching roughly 25,000 acres of the Prescott National Forest since the blaze erupted on June 24th. On Friday evening, an elite team of firefighters battling the heart of the fire came across […]
Poll Shows How Much Anglers & Hunters Care for Clean Air, Water, and Public Lands
In partnership with Public Opinion Strategies, a public opinion research firm specializing in political, public affairs, public policy, and corporate positioning research, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) released the results from their recently conducted National Sportsmen’s Survey. The online and phone directed survey of anglers and hunters across America was created to gauge the […]
Trail cameras show first evidence of fishers born in Washington’s South Cascades
Grainy images of a young female fisher with her kit provide the first evidence that this rare forest carnivore is reproducing in the South Cascades, where state, federal and non-profit organizations are working to reintroduce them. The pictures show a female fisher in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest coming down her den tree headfirst, carrying […]
17-Year Study Highlights Mule Deer Aversion to Energy Development
A recently published study analyzed 17 years’ worth of telemetry data that could very well change future federal land usage plans when it comes to oil and gas exploration. “Mule Deer and Energy Development — Long-term Trends of Habituation and Abundance,” appears in the journal Global Change Biology and was led by biologist Hall Sawyer […]