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Southern Wings: 15 Years and Still Soaring

Posted on October 28, 2024 by admin

Southern Wings is celebrating its 15-year anniversary in 2024. In those fifteen years, forty-one states have contributed over $4.2 million to the conservation of shared migratory birds through strategic investment on the stopover and nonbreeding grounds, leveraging over $9M in … Continue reading →

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USDA Announces Department-wide Effort to Support Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Connectivity

Posted on October 23, 2024 by admin

Press Release Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a Department-wide effort to support connectivity of wildlife habitat on working landscapes through the management of National Forests and voluntary conservation assistance on private agricultural lands. In … Continue reading →

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CDC Confirms Human H5 Bird Flu Case in Missouri

Posted on September 18, 2024 by admin

WMI Outdoor News Bulletin September 16, 2024 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported September 6 that a person in Missouri had tested positive for avian influenza A (H5) (“H5 bird flu”). This is the 14th human case of … Continue reading →

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Deal reached on Great Lakes invasive carp project

Posted on July 2, 2024 by admin

E&E NEWS PM By Miranda Willson 07/01/2024 04:28 PM EDT Silver carp, an invasive species that officials are trying to keep out of the Great Lakes, jumping in the Fox River in Illinois. | Ryan Hagerty/Fish and Wildlife Service Illinois … Continue reading →

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Minnesota DNR Fish and Wildlife director to retire; new director named

Posted on June 12, 2024 by admin

Dave Olfelt, of Grand Rapids, is retiring in July. Kelly Straka, of Proctor, will replace him as division director. By JOHN MYERS | jmyers@duluthnews.com | Forum News Service PUBLISHED: June 9, 2024 at 5:05 a.m. | UPDATED: June 9, 2024 at 11:18 a.m. One of the Minnesota … Continue reading →

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