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Idaho Officials seek information on 109 Waterfowl Carcasses

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...-- Idaho Department of Fish and Game conservation officers are seeking information on duck carcasses that were dumped along Clear Lakes Grade. On Dec. 8, the carcasses of 107 mallards and two geese were discovered by waterfowl hunters. "Even though the meat was taken from every bird, the location they were discarded is the problem," said Robert Gillingham, Idaho Fish and Game conservation officer. "The location is highly visible, and this puts sportsmen in a bad light." ...
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Second bear trapped and killed in Longwood by wildlife officials

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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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Montana has most inaccessible federal lands; groups brainstorm solutions

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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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Avian Cholera Outbreak reported in Alaska for 1st time

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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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