Four years after the Legislature failed to ban wildlife killing contests, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission outlawed them. At its meeting Friday in Bend, five commissioners, with one abstaining, voted in favor of a rule to prohibit the contests, which have been held to kill coyotes in a few rural counties in Oregon. The […]
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Environmental Groups are Suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Over the Dwindling Gopher Tortoise
The Gopher tortoise, a species native to the southeastern United States, is facing a dire situation as its habitat is rapidly disappearing. This species has been a crucial part of the ecosystem for millions of years, but due to human development, agriculture, climate change, invasive species, and other factors, the Gopher tortoise population has declined […]
Grizzly bears could be hunted in three US states after Biden administration takes the first step toward ending federal protections for the species – which has ‘recovered’ from the threat of extinction in the northern Rockies
The Biden administration took a first step toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains on Friday, which would open the door to future hunting in several states including, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said state officials provided ‘substantial’ information that grizzlies have recovered from the […]
Orphaned Polar Bear Cub Captured and Brought to Alaska Zoo in Rare Decision
A wild polar bear cub was captured and moved to Alaska Zoo in a rare decision that officials said was the best course of action. Wildlife officials saw the cub roaming around the Prudhoe Bay area of Alaska alone and witnessed how comfortable the bear was around humans. According to a press release from U.S. […]
Federal Wildlife Officials Looking Into Restoring Grizzly Bears to the North Cascades
There were once tens of thousands of grizzly bears spread across land now belonging to 18 states. Those numbers fell sharply after European settlers moved westward, hunting ramped up, and lands were converted to agricultural uses. Now, there are established populations in just four areas, but federal wildlife officials are looking into restoring them to […]
Mosquitoes to the Rescue! The Last-Ditch Effort to Save Kaua’i’s Endangered Birds
Kaua’i’s forest birds aren’t exactly easy to know. Eight remaining species live in woodlands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, many only on this island, where threats encroach from all sides. Lisa “Cali” Crampton is one of the rare people who has become acquainted with the elusive avians after spending more than a […]
It’s the Moment of Truth for Saving the Northern Spotted Owl
Night hangs over the Hoopa Valley Reservation. Stars spill toward the evergreen horizon as Mark Higley, a wildlife biologist for the Hoopa Valley Tribe, places a speaker on an unpaved road. Soon a recorded bird call—Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?—tumbles down the Northern California valley. A few minutes later, the faintest […]
Hundreds of Emaciated Sea Turtles Wash Up on Texas Beaches, Experts Try to Figure Out Why
Hundreds of emaciated sea turtles have stranded themselves on Texas beaches this year, stunning experts. From April 1 to August 19 this year, the total of washed-up turtles reached 282, and experts are scrambling to figure out why. Most of the turtles have washed up dead in the coastal areas between Calhoun and Kleberg counties. […]