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Missouri Supreme Court shoots down captive deer hunting operations

Posted on July 18, 2018 by admin

    A deer stops grazing to look over a visitor at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery at sunrise on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The animals are plentiful in the early morning hours, eating grass and flowers left behind at graves. … Continue reading →

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West Nile virus monitoring in ruffed grouse

Posted on May 21, 2018 by admin

NEWS RELEASE Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources May 21, 2018  MADISON – A region-wide effort to better understand West Nile virus in ruffed grouse is getting underway in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. “In the Great Lakes Region, West Nile virus … Continue reading →

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New plan aims to reverse monarch butterfly decline

Posted on May 11, 2018 by admin

The Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) welcomes public comments through May 31 on a draft conservation plan that provides a blueprint for reversing the decline of the eastern monarch butterfly population. The draft plan, called the Mid-America … Continue reading →

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CWD prions at mineral lick sites

Posted on May 3, 2018 by admin

Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:10 p.m. CT May 2, 2018   Scientists detected the prion that causes chronic wasting disease in soil and water at mineral lick sites in south-central Wisconsin, according to work published Wednesday  by University … Continue reading →

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MAFWA Directors’ Meeting

Posted on January 3, 2018 by admin

Save the date! The 85th Annual Midwest Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Directors’ Meeting will be held Sunday, June 24 – Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Bismarck, North Dakota. The MAFWA Directors’ Meeting … Continue reading →

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