We Already Have a Magic Wand to Protect Fish -- Let's Use It
What if there were one thing that we could do to rebuild struggling fish populations, while helping coastal communities, fishermen, and ecosystems, all in one fell swoop? And what if, to make this...
View ArticleValue of Natural Areas (The Department of Arkansas Heritage)
(Source: The Department of Arkansas Heritage) Pictured: On the left, an 1881 Map of Arkansas showing the distribution of forests. On the right, a map of ANHC's Natural Areas. The Value of Natural Areas...
View ArticleFlorida cardiologist suspended from billing Medicare
A Florida cardiologist who was the second-highest paid doctor in the U.S. by Medicare in 2012 has been suspended from the program. The Center for Medicare &...
View ArticleDecision delayed on Montana elk season proposal
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has extended the public comment period from 30 to 60 days on a proposed elk hunting season. "This is a proposal that the department has...
View ArticleOutdoors: Gov. Mary Fallin signs three-year hunting and fishing compact with...
by Ed Godfrey In what both sides are calling a historic agreement, Gov. Mary Fallin signed a compact with the Cherokee Nation on Friday that will allow its tribal members to hunt and fish for free in...
View ArticleRooney Secures Funding for Everglades Restoration, Florida Estuaries (Tom...
(Source: Tom Rooney) Washington, DC - The 2016 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee today includes funding for Everglades Restoration and Florida...
View ArticlePoachers kill black bear sow in Mineral County, leave 2 cubs
ST. REGIS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say poachers killed a female black bear...
View ArticleConservation-based oyster harvest changes to continue through summer season...
(Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) Conservation-based oyster harvest changes to continue through summer season in Apalachicola Bay News Release Friday, May 29, 2015 Media...
View ArticleWildlife official: Gray wolf population rises in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin wildlife official says the state's gray wolf population has gone up by about 13 percent in the past year. David...
View ArticleOklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to sign compact allowing Cherokees to hunt, fish...
BY ED GODFREY, Staff Writer, egodfrey@opubco.com • Gov. Mary Fallin is expected to sign Friday a precedent-setting compact with the Cherokee Nation that will allow its tribal citizens to hunt and fish...
View ArticleBlack bear spotted in Indiana for first time in 144 years
n">A black bear has been spotted in Indiana for the first time in more than 140 years, state wildlife officials said on Tuesday. Paw prints and a scat pile found in northwest Indiana were left...
View ArticleTo boost state park funds, DEP considers allowing hunting
CRAIG PITTMANTampa Bay Times Friday, June 12, 2015 6:33pm To generate more money for the state, Florida's popular state parks could see more than just timber harvesting and cattle-grazing added to the...
View ArticleU.S. wildlife managers eye more hunting, fishing at national wildlife refuges
n">U.S. wildlife managers proposed on Tuesday allowing the first migratory bird hunt at a wildlife refuge in Oregon and opening or expanding sport fishing and hunting at other protected sites in...
View ArticleOutdoors | Population of waterfowl solid, but threats remain
Those who like to hunt ducks, along with their allies in the shooting sports, do much to ensure there will be migrating ducks to dispatch each fall as well as admire each spring. Money, collected...
View ArticleFather, son and holy sawfish! Researchers find ‘virgin birth’ in Florida...
In a new study published Monday in the journal Current Biology, Stony Brook University researchers working with Florida scientists discovered seven endangered sawfish living in two rivers conceived...
View ArticleHoeven: Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Opening Four Wildlife Refuges in...
(Source: John Hoeven) WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to expand fishing opportunities at four wildlife refuges in the Devils Lake...
View ArticleInform & Inspire: Baltimore Girls To Join Leading Scientists,...
BALTIMORE, June 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Baltimore girls from across the city will take part in a hands-on exploration of the threat climate change and pollution pose to pollinators, fish, wildlife and...
View ArticleDouble-take: Angler lands same trophy bass twice practicing catch-and-release...
(Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) Double-take: Angler lands same trophy bass twice practicing catch-and-release News Release Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Media contact: Bob...
View ArticleFWC seeking observations of native reptiles, amphibians in the Florida Keys...
(Source: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) FWC seeking observations of native reptiles, amphibians in the Florida Keys News Release Wednesday, June 17, 2015 Media contact: Michelle...
View ArticleMinnesota sets deer population goals that may reduce hunting
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Despite objections from the state's largest deer hunters group, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday it has approved new goals for raising the deer...
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