Surprising growth in wildlife populations as land and water naturalizes, though there are some mutations- Twenty six years ago, on April 26, 1986 reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear […]
Wyoming’s first wolf hunt soon to close (update)
Hunt will probably end below quota; but many more wolves killed in state’s wolves-are-just-vermin-zone- Wyoming first wolf hunt ends Dec. 31. 2012. Wyoming opted for a much less ambitious/less-destructive-to-wolves hunt […]
Bad year for Florida Panther deaths
2012 was a record year for Florida panther deaths- Twenty-six of the rare Florida panther were killed this year, a record, though one that should be set in perspective — […]
Release of mountain goats near Mt. Jefferson, Oregon seems to be working
Release seemed to briefly stall, but now the goats are raising kids and expanding territory- In 2010 45 mountain goats were released on the east slopes of Mt. Jefferson, a […]
Some non-target carnivores being trapped in Montana’s first wolf trapping season
Two cougar, a coyote and a bobcat caught in wolf traps- Whether this is a lot of “by-catch” or not depends on a person’s viewpoint, but some felines and one […]
Wolf OR-7 has been in California for a year now
The arrival of the still lone-wolf has led to formation of the Pacific Wolf Coalition- The Pacific Wolf Coalition has issued its first news release. This new wolf advocacy group […]
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Idaho threatened with dismemberment
Lawsuit aims to take back majority of marsh land used to create the Refuge- A lawsuit by landowners who helped create the Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge in 1965, now […]
The Black Piranha has the most powerful bite of any fish.
The extinct giant piranha had most forceful fish bite in history of the planet- Move over sharks. The new scientific report “Mega-Bites: Extreme jaw forces of living and extinct piranhas,” shows […]