Category Archives: Species Management

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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Monarch butterfly migration to Mexico jumps after years of decline

Posted on March 2, 2016 by admin

Associated Press in Mexico City February 26, 2016 Monarch butterflies have made a big comeback in their wintering grounds in Mexico after suffering serious declines, investigators said Friday. The area covered by the orange-and-black insects in the mountains west of … Continue reading →

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Policy Re-affirms Federal-State ESA Collaboration

Posted on February 18, 2016 by admin

February 19, 2016 Contact: Brian Hires, Brian_Hires@fws.gov, 703-358-2191 Connie Barclay, Connie.Barclay@NOAA.gov, 301-427-8003  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (together the Services) have updated a long-standing policy on the role of state fish and wildlife … Continue reading →

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Can Our Moose Be Saved

Posted on February 9, 2016 by admin

When a moose goes down in the North Woods, it’s hauled out to a U lab. Researchers are finding hope for saving moose, but with tough tradeoffs. Story by Josephine Marcotty, photos and video by Brian Peterson Star Tribune February … Continue reading →

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