More than 150 written comments called for bolstered wolf population control measures. Just 19 commentors wanted no wolf control measures. Fish and Game is hoping for final adoption of the plan in early 2014. In some areas -- such as the rugged, wilderness in the northern portions of the state -- it's a "no brainer" wolves have cut populations.
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Are they going to be able to allow elk to feed along with their cattle? Deer and elk have yet to arrive there, likely meaning they are still finding forage elsewhere, Reinecker said.
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And that’s a wrong-headed approach,” she said. “We can, and must, protect wildlife as we promote clean, renewable energy. In November, the Justice Department struck a plea bargain with a company over the deaths of eagles and other birds at two wind sites.
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The acquisition and restoration work will complement a new bridge on South Kingston Road. The project also will study the potential restoration of upstream floodplain habitat at the county park adjacent to Kitsap Golf and Country Club. Chico Creek is the most productive salmon stream on the Kitsap Peninsula.
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Hunters must pay for a chance to win a hunt on the refuge. There are also elk herds on the Pushmataha, Cookson Hills, Spavinaw and Cherokee Wildlife Management Areas. Anglers also would have to check the fish online using the Wildlife Department's e-check system.
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It also means the state's pheasant population probably dipped below 3 million this year after being as high as 12 million in 2007. He explained the rise of the federal government's Conservation Reserve Program from the 1985 farm bill and how the land it protected from farming helped grow pheasant numbers. Are we going to fluctuate around a mean of a million and a half pheasants?
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...bear that injured Chalfant in order to compare the blood samples of the two euthanized bears. Parker said DNA results from the two euthanized bears are expected later this week. FWC will continue to trap bears, she said, and there is no timeline for when the trapping will end. The male bear was caught in a different trap than the one that caught two females. "If we trap another bear, it also will likely be euthanized," Parker said Monday afternoon. "We are trying to be...
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In an effort to get a congressional stamp of approval, former U.S. Rep.
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We have been collecting fees from 25,000 to 30,000 hunters each year.
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