Latest Wildlife management News
Maine loon population dips for a second year, but biologists are optimistic about more chicks
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — The population of a beloved Maine bird, the common loon, dipped for the second straight year, but wildlife surveyors said they are heartened by an increased number of the bird's chicks. Maine has the largest number of common loons in the eastern U.S., and the...
US agency ends use of 'cyanide bomb' to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife advocates have tried to outlaw for decades due to safety concerns. The M-44 ejector-devices...
Maine and Massachusetts are the last states to keep bans on Sunday hunting. That might soon change
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Some states are steadily chipping away at longstanding bans on Sunday hunting, and there's a push to overturn the laws in Maine and Massachusetts, the final two states with full bans. Maine’s highest court is considering a lawsuit asking whether the state's...
2 more endangered Florida panthers struck and killed by vehicles, wildlife officials say
LABELLE, Fla. (AP) — Two endangered Florida panthers have been struck and killed by vehicles, officials said. A 2-year-old male panther's remains were found Monday near the Spirit-of-the-Wild Wildlife Management Area in Hendry County, and a 3-year-old female panther was found dead...
Prince William says deeper global cooperation can win the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking
SINGAPORE (AP) — Britain's Prince William said Monday that seven countries — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, Britain and the United States — have committed at a wildlife summit to deepen their intelligence-sharing and other cooperation to combat money laundering by...
Cattle grazing is ruining the habitat of 2 endangered bird species along Arizona river, lawsuit says
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for allegedly failing to protect the habitat for two endangered species of birds along Arizona’s Gila River. The Tucson-based...
Wisconsin wildlife officials approve new wolf management plan with no population goal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials unanimously approved a contentious new wolf management plan Wednesday that doesn't include a specific population goal despite demands from hunters and farmers to cap the number of wolves roaming the state. In backing the plan,...
A German tourist who went missing in a remote Zimbabwe wildlife park is found alive 3 days later
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A German tourist who went missing in a national park teeming with wild animals in northern Zimbabwe has been found alive and in “good health” along with his rental car three days later, a spokesperson for the national parks agency said Tuesday. Tinashe...
Wisconsin Senate passes Republican bill to force setting a wolf hunt goal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate passed a Republican-backed bill Tuesday that would force state wildlife managers to set a firm numeric goal for the state's wolf population. The proposal, which next heads to the Assembly, comes after the Department of Natural Resources...
Mississippi encourages extra hunting to tame record deer population
RAYMOND, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's deer population is bigger than ever before, prompting state officials to encourage hunters to catch an extra target total this year. Mississippi is home to more than 1.5 million deer, a state record, according to the Mississippi Department of...
