Interior Selects Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council
Last Week, the Department of the Interior announced the newly appointed members of the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council that was established in early January. The group will provide the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture with advice on incorporating wildlife and habitat conservation in existing and proposed policies. For the […]
Muntjac Spotted After 17 Years
A male and female giant muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis) were captured on camera in Quang Nam, Vietnam for the first time since 2000. This photo evidence is a rarity, with extremely limited documentations of this species by scientists to date. Since the two observed muntjacs are mature and of reproductive age, researchers are hopeful that there […]
Safari in the City
By Sam Kieschnick, Urban Wildlife Biologist for Texas Parks and Wildlife When we think of areas of high biodiversity (places with a lot of different kinds of plants and animals), we likely think of the rainforests in Brazil, the plains of Africa, or the coral reefs off the coast of Australia. I envision a giraffe […]
Secretary Zinke Proposes Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities at 30 of America’s National Wildlife Refuges
This release was originally created by the Department of the Interior. WASHINGTON – Continuing his efforts to increase access to public lands, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced a proposal to open more than 248,000 acres to new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities at 30 national wildlife refuges. Opportunities include places like Hackmatack […]
Do Hunting Dogs Need Special Diets?
A new study indicates that highly active dogs, such as hunting or sled dogs, could benefit from an antioxidant-rich performance diet. While the direct performance of the dogs did not directly improve on the diet, certain biological markers of fatigue were found more frequently in the unassisted diets. The researchers concluded that dogs that remain […]
Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium Voted America’s Best Aquarium
This release was originally posted on the Wonders of Wildlife news page. Springfield, Mo. – Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium has been voted America’s Best Aquarium through a national public poll conducted by USA TODAY ranking the top 20 prominent institutions across North America. The nationwide recognition is the second significant […]
Idaho Moves Forward with Grizzly Hunt
The Idaho Fish and Game Department approved the first grizzly bear hunting season in more than 40 years. The quota? One bear. While this doesn’t seem like a big step, the Fish and Game officials have received a large pushback from anti-hunters. The opposition is so resilient that the officials are warning potential applicants that […]
Stars Align for Wildlife Conservation
What do you get when you cross astronomy with ecology? A new study reveals it just might be the solution to poaching. Scientists have been utilizing the benefits of drones to capture photos and track species from the skies. They can cover large areas of rugged, isolated terrain in short amounts of time with limited […]
Conservation Force- Benefits To Elephant Conservation From Safari Hunting
“The primary threats to the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) are habitat loss and fragmentation, commercial ivory poaching, and retaliatory killing. Safari hunting has been generating benefits and revenues that are especially effective and unique in reducing those threats and conserving elephant. But for that legal, regulated hunting, the present status and prospects for elephant would […]
Protection Extended for Bighorn Sheep Habitat
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke continues his pledge to conserve big game corridors by protecting the Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep Winter Range. The public land order that keeps the range free from mineral withdrawal was set to expire before Zinke proposed to extend it for another 20 years. This restriction keeps the largest […]