If lawmakers choose to approve legislation, verbatim, as written by proponents of the measure, it will become law.
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...habitat in Arizona and New Mexico is essential to jaguar recovery ignores basic biological principles of conservation," the Arizona agency said in a five-page letter to federal officials."To be effective, jaguar conservation must occur in areas of their range where consistent breeding occurs," the agency stated.The Fish and Wildlife Service acknowledges that no female jaguars or breeding have been documented in the U.S. in more...
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...and Game's proposed changes for the 2014 big game hunting seasons are available online for public review and comment. The proposals are listed by region at http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/hunt/?getPage336. Only those seasons and hunts for which changes are proposed are listed. All others will remain the same as they were during the 2013 hunting season, Fish and Game said. All comments received by March 9 will be summarized and presented to the Idaho Fish and Game...
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Cincinnati, Ohio- After more than 30 years living in metropolitan Detroit, Kristen Schmitt moved to the Green Mountains in Vermont and now she's determined to make hunting part of her new life. Schmitt teamed up with Deer & Deer Hunting to chronicle her journey from novice to her first hunt in the brand new blog, City Roots to Hunting Boots, which debuts on March 5. Schmitt spent twelve years working at a business law firm in Detroit before deciding to move her family to Vermont in search of a more meaningful, family-oriented lifestyle. It was here in the Green Mountains that Schmitt resolved to educate herself on sustainable living and train for her first hunt, a pursuit that she will…
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The deal would consolidate Forest Service holdings in the headwaters of the wild-and-scenic-designated Lochsa River and put a portion of the historic Lewis and Clark Trail into public ownership. Popular recreation areas were targeted for exchange with steep, inaccessible timberlands on the Idaho-Montana border, they said. Last fall, U.S. Sens. Blixseth left the resort as it spiraled into bankruptcy in 2008, according to Associated Press reports.
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Wolf advocates want the bill to pay not just for the killing of wolves, but also for nonlethal measures to keep them from livestock. Since August, Idaho hunters and trappers have killed 251 wolves. Generally, as the population gets smaller, the cost of killing each wolf rises.
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The department wants to reduce the wolf population there by 70 to 80 percent. A predation management plan for the area calls for wolf control actions to be initiated when sport hunting and trapping isn't sufficient to reach the goal. The Idaho Legislature is debating a bill that would use $2 million to start a wolf control fund endorsed by Gov.
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Wildlife officials uses the same GPS collars for tracking wolves to alert ranchers of their presence.
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Bean said. The Fish and Wildlife Service is weighing whether to list the lesser prairie chicken as threatened; the designation would restrict land use in the five-state habitat that includes Oklahoma. Last fall, the service endorsed a conservation plan by the five states, leading to optimism among state leaders that the bird won't be listed for protection. Lankford said the origin of the Fish and Wildlife Service's examination of the bird -- a type of prairie grouse -- appeared...
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In the coming days, President Barack Obama will propose his budget. For American sportsmen and women, the conservation of wildlife, habitat and access to public lands are our highest priorities. President; we hope you'll keep your promise to help us protect our outdoor way of life.
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