Minnesota wildlife panel debates ways to reduce lead ammo

By Zach Kayser
Forum New Service

Posted:   02/06/2014

 

BEMIDJI, Minn. — If you deer hunt, your bullets may be finding their way into more bodies than you realize.

The hot topic at a Minnesota Wildlife Society panel discussion held Wednesday at the South Shore Conference Center in Bemidji was finding a solution to the issue of bald eagles eating lead bullet and shotgun slug fragments while scavenging for food. Continue reading

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Soaring deaths of bald eagles in Utah attributed to West Nile virus

By Daniella Silva, NBC News

State wildlife officials announced Tuesday that a rare seasonal outbreak of West Nile virus is to blame for the recent spike in deaths of iconic bald eagles across northern Utah.

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources said in a report that laboratory results confirmed that the virus was responsible for the deaths of 27 bald eagles over the past few weeks. Continue reading

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Illinois finds success controlling chronic wasting disease


Sharpshooters help keep deer disease in checkCWD map

By Paul A. Smith of the Journal Sentinel

Nov. 6, 2013

 

Efforts in Illinois to control the prevalence of chronic wasting disease in wild deer have succeeded while rates of the disease have soared in Wisconsin, according to a study by veterinary researchers.

The difference: Targeted sharpshooting in Illinois areas with CWD-positive deer. Continue reading

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Asian carp DNA found in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan waters for first time

Asian carp pic 11-5-13By Dan Egan of the Journal Sentinel

Nov. 5, 2013

 For the first time, Asian carp DNA has turned up in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan waters, the state Department of Natural Resources reported Tuesday.

The single positive water sample for the jumping silver carp was taken May 31 in Sturgeon Bay near Door County’s Potawatomi State Park. Continue reading

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Declining moose populations in some areas of Ontario puzzles biologists

 By: Curtis Rush News reporter, Published on Wed Oct 16 2013, Mystar

 Moose populations are thinning out in certain parts of Ontario, mirroring a disturbing pattern across other parts of North America. Why the numbers are dropping in certain areas — while they are climbing in others — isn’t known. Continue reading

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