There's three times as many grizzly bears today than when we started in 1981. Some species are so difficult to inventory that the goalpost for recovery can never be reached.
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The next 10 were confirmed on an affiliated hunting ranch in adjoining Macon County. It does not harm humans but is fatal to deer or elk. Missouri allows it. Previous legislative efforts to redefine captive deer have fizzled, but the number of CWD cases has raised the issue's profile.
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Hoyt was not a voice for compromise. He often was as hard on his friends in the conservation community as he was on those he considered enemies. I talked to Fish and Game officials; it appears Hoyt got into a herd of elk, got confused and kept shooting. While hunting in Wisconsin, I shot a doe while aiming at a buck.
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African python. Growing larger than the notorious Burmese and with a nastier disposition, the snake also known as the African rock python was first spotted in South Florida in 2002 -- probably an abandoned pet. About 30 have been found over the past five years, mainly around the C-4 levee north of Tamiami Trail, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wildlife biologist Jennifer Eckles. While Eckles said there's no estimate of the population, the snakes...
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Biologists have proven that Yellowstone grizzlies always have had a far higher diet of animal protein than grizzlies studied elsewhere. Outside of the park there are grizzlies in the Washakie Wilderness, North and South Absaroka Wilderness areas of Wyoming today -- places where bears hadn't been seen in more than a century! There have been reports of grizzlies in the northern Wind River Range in Wyoming, again an area where grizzlies hadn't been seen in modern times.
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The wallowing can destroy large areas of land, killing crops and decimating native plants that other animals rely on for food. That is why hunting and trapping are the best methods for hog removal from an area. Hunters are encouraged to take hogs in Georgia to help control populations. They are mostly shy and timid animals that wish to remain unseen.
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Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, and U.S. Rep.
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They were recaptured on the property and transferred to another sanctuary in Sorrento in Lake County. The mauling was the most serious documented bear attack in Florida history.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Dec. 12, 2013) - The Western Governors' Association (WGA) today unveiled its Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool (CHAT), a cooperative effort of 16 Western states to provide the public and industry a high-level overview of "crucial habitat" across the West. The CHAT provides a "30,000-foot view" of habitat for pre-planning that can be used for projects as varied as "macro-siting" energy corridors and transmission routes, to comparing fish and wildlife habitat across the West. The free, online tool (westgovchat.org) is designed to enable industry to reduce time, costs, conflicts and surprises, while also helping conservation groups, state and federal agencies ensure wildlife values are better incorporated into land use decision-making. "The public release of the Western Governors' CHAT…
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The Outdoor Wire- Monday, December 16, 2013 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service want to remind residents of Collier County that they are living in panther country. Florida panthers are rarely seen by people. Typically, they live in remote, undeveloped areas. But they also can live in fairly rural areas, like eastern Golden Gate Estates, and occasionally they pass through more urbanized areas where people live. Collier County residents and visitors need to be aware of precautions they should take if they see a panther and how they can help protect panthers by slowing down on highways with panther-related speed zones. People also are asked to report their panther sightings online at MyFWC.com/PantherSightings.…
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