The cubs were about 100 yards from their mother. The adult bear climbed down but was treed again by officers to prevent the family from splitting up, Hart said.
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Hunters interested in participating this year in game-damage hunts on private land, possible management seasons, or potential management removals of elk to reduce the risk of brucellosis transmission between elk and livestock can register online with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks beginning June 15. Additionally, should opportunities emerge to offer antlerless deer B licenses for use during the archery and general seasons, those too would be awarded through the Hunt Roster. Prospective hunters must register for the Hunt Roster online between June 15 and July 15 at fwp.mt.gov. Click "Hunt Roster". Internet-based registration can be completed on personal computers, at most public libraries, and at any FWP office. To register, hunters will need their ALS number. Game damage occurs when…
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The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have announced an agreement to extend and expand the Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) Federal Grant for at-risk species in Oklahoma, a development that promises to enhance current efforts to conserve the lesser prairie chicken. The grant's scope has been expanded to allow the Wildlife Department to focus remaining LIP funds and resources on helping Oklahoma landowners who are enrolled in the Lesser Prairie Chicken Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA). Also, the Service has agreed to extend the LIP grant until June 30, 2015. "Facilitating the expansion of the scope of this grant enables ODWC to focus additional resources on private landowners enrolled in the Oklahoma…
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He became a media star when he dispersed from his home pack in northeast Oregon late in 2011 in search of a mate. She was not previously known to wildlife officials, and they have no idea where she came from. Federal officials are in the process of withdrawing protection for wolves in the lower 48 states following a successful reintroduction program, which began in 1995 in the Rocky Mountains.
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An update on the hunter's condition has not been released. The Stevensville man and his father were hunting black bear in the FishCreekLake area in extreme southwestern Montana when the attack happened.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comments on proposed temporary rules regarding coyote hunting in the five-county red wolf reintroduction area in northeastern North Carolina. The hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. on June 19 in the auditorium of Columbia High School, located at 902 East Main Street, Columbia, in Tyrrell County. The comment period is June 2-23. Comments can be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, 1701 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1701. For more information on Wildlife Commission temporary rulemaking, go to http://www.ncwildlife.org/ProposedRegulations.aspx. The temporary rules will fulfill the requirements of a recent federal court order that prohibits taking of coyotes in Dare, Tyrrell, Hyde,…
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It seems to them they've got that many in their backyards. Central Florida tops the state in nuisance-bear complaints. Bear kills on roadways are a growing problem too. None will be near neighborhoods. Next week, doughnuts will be dangled about six feet off the ground from a wire tied between two trees.
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Last summer, she found the empty den after a wolf pup was spotted in the area. The whines caught the attention of an adult wolf, which trotted toward the den site with a bone for the pups to play with. Last year, Robinson collared 15 pups from two North Idaho packs.
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The Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission is seeking comment though June 23 on some upcoming hunting seasons and additional proposals related to sage grouse and wolves. For sage grouse, the commission is seeking comment on a proposal that would either maintain the same 30-day season and two-bird daily bag and four bird possession limit as last season; adopt shorter seasons and reduced bag and possession limits; impose region-specific hunting opportunities or closures; or close the sage grouse hunting season statewide. The sage grouse proposal comes in response to surveys on sage grouse breeding grounds called "leks" that show a continued population decline of the state's largest native upland game bird. Montana's 2004 management plan identifies a season closure when lek…
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...coalition in combating the listing of the lesser prairie chicken on a federal register of endangered animals. The listing of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, a bird native to New Mexico and four other states and known for its rare mating rituals, was made in March by the USFWS and affects many eastern New Mexico counties. Roosevelt County Manager Charlene Webb said other counties are considering suing the USFWS as the deadline to contest the listing is June...
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