A couple exposed by the Mirror after spearing a bear to death have avoided jail, despite being part of one of America’s largest poaching rings. But bodybuilders Josh Bowmar, 32, and wife Sarah, 33, were ordered to pay £108,000 in fines, forfeits of items and restitution by a judge. The sick couple were also sentenced […]
Tag: White-tailed deer
Rare wolves headed to South Carolina from Ohio as fight to prevent extinction ramps up
By next spring, visitors to a South Carolina nature preserve may get a glimpse of one of the world’s rarest animals. Brookgreen Gardens expects three red wolves to be shipped from a zoo in Ohio to the Georgetown County nature center as part of an effort to revive the critically imperiled species in South Carolina […]
Disease Causing ‘Zombie Deer’ Sparks Panic Among Ohio Residents
An outbreak of a disease in Ohio is resulting in “zombie deer” that have no fear of humans. The disease has sparked panic among Ohio residents and others in neighboring states, though officials say the “zombie deer” are nothing to be afraid of. Despite the nickname they’ve garnered, the deer suffering from the disease are […]
Florida team hauls in 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python
A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials said. The female python weighed in at 215 pounds (98 kilograms), was nearly 18 feet long (5 meters) and had 122 developing eggs, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida said in a news release. The team used radio transmitters transplanted […]
Panthers now number one predator of white-tailed deer in Southwest Florida
A new study by the University of Georgia found Florida panthers are the No. 1 cause of mortality for white-tailed deer in Southwest Florida. The researchers set out to get a better picture of what factors most affect the survival of Florida’s white-tailed deer, the most popular game species in the state and a key […]
Wild Florida: White-tail deer were nearly hunted to extinction
White-tailed deer are an integral part of Myakka’s ecosystems. But by the 1930s, unregulated hunting practically eliminated deer from Sarasota County. In fact, when Myakka River State Park was established in 1941, to protect the Myakka River valley from development, many species of wildlife, including deer, had been hunted to near extinction. To restore deer, […]
“Top Cat” Pumas contribute more carrion to the ecosystem than other carnivores
Pumas have the most extensive terrestrial range of any mammal in the Americas, stretching from the Canadian Rockies to Patagonia. A new study has revealed the web of life that these elusive cats support, demonstrating how they are linked to over 485 other species, ranging from eagles feasting on their carrion to elk impacted by […]
Plan to use crossbows to kill nuisance deer in Nova Scotia town challenged by critics
HALIFAX – Fed up with nuisance deer raiding gardens and colliding with vehicles, a town in central Nova Scotia has hired four crossbow hunters to kill up to 20 of the animals inside town limits. “There been a lot of property damage, and it’s not just gardens,” said Mike Dolter, Truro’s chief administrative officer. “Trees […]