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Nicole Carroll took the viral blue raccoon photos that copycat accounts reposted without credit. Here is why the raccoon was blue and where to find her.
Read More →Wildlife, habitat and access. Agency rule changes, disease management, funding and land decisions, covered for what they mean to the people who hunt and fish.
Quail hunting is nothing like it once was. When fence rows from small farms and family gardens crisscrossed Alabama and the Southeast, the bobwhite flourished. Since large-scale farming operations became the norm and many families moved to urban and suburban areas, the quail habitat has significantly diminished and so has the number of wild bobwhites….
Delta Waterfowl’s Hen House program began 33 years ago, on the Canadian prairie, when the conservation picture looked very different. That initial experiment turned into a theory, and then turned into scientifically supported best practice: The key to making more ducks is giving them a better place to nest. Could it really be as…
America’s native flora and fauna are fighting a war … against invasive species. Most people focus on invasive animals, but invasive plants in pastures, hay fields and crop fields are a growing concern. The COVID slow down created inaction in controlling invasives. Now the very high cost of chemicals has allowed the invasives to expand…
The Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation (QUWF), is the only Veteran founded and managed national conservation organization in the U.S. One of the private landowner co-ops formed by QUWF is the Niangua River Basin Wildlife Coop in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and we have a suggestion for making use of the…
Pope and Young, America’s leading bowhunting conservation organization, is excited to announce a new world record Woodland Caribou in the velvet category. Pope and Young announced thirteen new world records at their 33rd Biennial Convention in April of this year, with this incredible bull being one. Daniel Welker’s bull set the world record with a…
The thunder has been a bit quieter of late … For the last couple of years, America’s wild turkey, once the star success story of conservationism, has been on the decline. The simple question is “Why?” Unfortunately, there’s no simple answer. There are six subspecies of turkeys, each with its own habitat and set of…
Wildfire awareness needs a new mascot. The mascots of our youth, once towering above our innocent little heads, have been cut down to size. Smokey the Bear has been missing since he disappeared into the wilderness to write his manifesto. As for Woodsy the Owl, let’s just say that he’s gotten in touch with his…
As part of a nationwide commitment to conservation, 12 Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) facilities have teamed up this year to rescue and rehabilitate 518 cold-stunned sea turtles off the coast of New England. Participating in this global effort are some of the nation’s top wildlife conservation and education destinations, including the world-renowned and…
Here we go again: Technological progress and environmentalism unfortunately at odds. Following a massive rocket explosion in South Texas, a combination of five national and local environmental groups and the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas, Inc. sued the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for failing to create an effective plan to protect the area surrounding the SpaceX…
Wolves are no longer endangered, so why are they still protected? Nathan M. Roberts, PHD, considered an expert on the scientific research and data on furbearers and carnivores, testified on his own behalf, not representing any organization or entity but science, before Congress to the Members of the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries regarding…
If you’re spring breaking on the Florida coast, please remember: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reminds people they can help protect vulnerable nesting sea turtles and waterbirds this spring and summer while visiting Florida’s coastal habitats. Nesting season has started for both sea turtles and waterbirds in the Sunshine State. Because Florida’s…
It’s one of the most beautiful places in America, if not on Earth … A stunningly scenic 507-acre swath of rich wildlife habitat in southern Wyoming is conserved thanks to a collaboration between a conservation-minded family and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. “We recognize and appreciate Dennis and Cathy Faerber, long-time RMEF partner-landowners, for entering…
