...19 drawings and watercolors, including two full-color foldouts, by William T. Wiley, a beloved Northern California artist since the 1960s. Kelly's Cove Publisher Bart Schneider said he called Wiley with the idea of getting permission to use some of the artist's previous work in the book. "Wiley has a whole history of painting ships and pirates," Schneider said. At Wiley's request, Schneider sent the artist a copy of London's story. When Schneider called to follow up a...
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The program would provide participating landowners a $500 tax credit for every parcel of state land that they opened to public access. The Missoula-based group recently purchased a 40-acre parcel south of Lewistown that provides access to 18,000 acres of the Lewis and Clark National Forest. The review is a response in part to north-central Montana landowners' complaints about FWP's purchase of a ranch along the Milk River last year.
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Lawrence Island -- 200 miles from the mainland in the Bering Sea -- is apparently already declining, wildlife authorities said. Seabird carcasses are also less plentiful than expected, according to reports from the island villages of Gambell and Savoonga during a teleconference Friday. Residents in Gambell and Savoonga, worried something in the environment killed the birds, notified them.
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As a result, the average net income per farm in South Dakota has increased from $64,000 in 2007 to $154,000 in 2012.
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People come first." In the wake of the attack, the agency plans to hire more wildlife contractors to trap and relocate bears or catch and kill them. Are you willing to have a bearproof garbage can? Our challenge is to stay in step." Florida's struggle with bears is not unique, said John Beecham, a research biologist who specializes in human-bear conflicts.
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This much is clear: Young wolves look a lot like coyotes, which are common across the state. UNC Press published her book, "The Secret World of Red Wolves," in June. Deer, on which red wolves sometimes prey, have maintained healthy numbers. Despite the resemblance of young wolves to coyotes, he said, adult wolves weigh about twice as much as coyotes.
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Whitetails Unlimited chapters throughout the country raise funds to cover venison donation programs. As of Thursday, hunters had taken just 19 wolves overall. In wolf management unit "A" in Gogebic County in the far western Upper Peninsula, five wolves have been taken toward a target harvest of 16.
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The area may be worthy of the national monument pedestal, but the devil is in the details. Management plans are made after a monument is designated, and the process takes years. He said he fears snowmobilers will be excluded from monument planning efforts. Motorized use rules also affect hunters.
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In March 2012, he was sentenced to two years federal probation.
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It was towing a trailer that appeared to be a large metal cage on wheels. And, often, other bears take their place. The black bear, Florida's largest native land mammal, was removed from the state's threatened-species list last year. Male black bears typically have a home range of 60 square miles, officials said. This is a breaking news story.
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