3 hrs ago | Coshocton Tribune
Youth deer-gun season set for Nov. 21-22
COLUMBUS -- Ohio's youth deer-gun hunting season will be Nov. 21-22, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife.
7 hrs ago | WCTV Tallahassee
A Pasco County man was bitten by an alligator that had parked itself under his car.
11 hrs ago | Great Falls Tribune
Hunter shoots threatening mountain lion near Boulder
BILLINGS - A 41-year-old Florence shot and killed a young mountain lion after it stalked his father on a hunting trip near Boulder.
16 hrs ago | The Ashland Daily Tidings
Grants awarded to replant land burned in fires
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has awarded a $6,283 grant to pay for forage and grass seed to replant 287 acres of private lands burned in the Deer Ridge and Siskiyou wildfires in Jackson County.
Calif. assembly approves water system overhaul
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders today applauded state lawmakers for approving an $11 billion overhaul of California's water system that he said would ensure reliable supplies for Southern California long into the future.
Cincinnati Zoo's Rhino expecting again
Nikki, the 18-year-old Indian Rhino, is expecting again. Scientists at the Cincinnati Zoo's Linder Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife collected sperm from Vinu, a 38-year-old male Indian Rhino at the Bronx Zoo, back in 2005.
Bill to require bear spray for Wyoming recreationists
Teton County Attorney Steve Weichman says he's working on legislation that would require permitted backcountry users to carry bear spray when they're in grizzly country.
Bears migrating into East Texas at growing rate
Mike Ford won't forget the first black bear he saw near his home in Red River County, about 120 miles east of Dallas.
Biologists spot, tag migrating raptors November 7, 2009
The instant a black dot appears on the horizon, someone calls out, "We've got a bird out there," and all chatter stops.
Cabela's sells wildlife-art division
Cabela's Inc., the Sidney, Neb.-based outdoor outfitter, on Wednesday announced the sale of its wildlife-art division, Wild Wings LLC, to RDE Acquisition Company for an undisclosed amount.
Florida grapples slippery giant snake invasion
File photo of a 12-foot Burmese python that was captured in the backyard of a home in south Miami, Florida.
Proposed Ballot Measure Filed to Protect California State Parks & Conserve Wildlife
An exploratory committee comprised of parks supporters today filed a proposed statewide ballot measure, called the a oeCalifornia State Parks and Wildlife Conservation Trust Fund Act of 2010,a which would create a stable, reliable and adequate source of funding to protect state parks and conserve California wildlife.
Coral reefs inspire rare consensus -- just save them
One of the first set of studies to examine what tourists and recreation enthusiasts actually think about coral reef ecosystems suggests they are a rare exception to controversies over human use versus environmental conservation a ' their stunning beauty is so extraordinary that almost everyone wants them protected in perpetuity.
Wyoming Game and Fish agency sets wildlife protection guidelines for wind energy developers
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has released recommendations for protecting wildlife during wind energy development, including restrictions in sage grouse habitat and in big game winter range and migration corridors.
SoCal wildlife center makes habitat for feral cats
RAMONA, Calif. a " Fifty-four feral cats captured on San Nicholas Island are settling in at a wildlife center northeast of San Diego.The Navy decided to remove the cats from San Nicholas, one of two Channel Islands owned by the Navy, to help nesting seabirds.
The state has decided to acquire 1,500 acres from a nonprofit conservation group to more than double the size of a southeast Texas state park.
Tennessee holds women-only muzzleloader workshop
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will conduct a workshop this weekend for women who want to hunt with muzzleloaders.
Giant snake capture in Florida was a hoax
A man who caught a 14-foot python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture.
Nebraska pheasant hunting season under way
Pheasant hunting season is under way in Nebraska and wildlife officials say it's off to a challenging start in some parts of the state.
Fry: Wind farms leave grim harvest
Each spring, sage grouse gather on their "lekking" grounds to engage in a cacophonous courtship ritual.
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