Critter News

JANUARY 22, 2009

reward for the poaching of a Grizzly in Idaho. The Humane Society of the United States and The HSUS Wildlife Land Trust are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the illegal killing of a grizzly bear found dead in Ashton Reservoir near Ashton, Idaho.

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HSUS Grizzly Bear Humane Society Of The United States Idaho 100

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

National parks like Rocky Mountain, the Grand Canyon, and the Great Smoky Mountains, as well as national wildlife refuges, national forests, rivers and lakes, community parks, trails, and ball fields in every one of our 50 states were set aside for Americans to enjoy thanks to federal funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

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Legislation Montana Wyoming Idaho 184

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MARCH 26, 2013

This Swainson’s Hawk was photographed above a gas station in Idaho. Barbed wire fences are terrible for wildlife, snaring large birds and mammals alike…but for smaller passerines, they sure make good perches. Many of you have driven the auto tour loops that are at many National Wildlife Refuges.

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LACS North Dakota Costa Rica Idaho 139

Critter News

JANUARY 30, 2009

Wildlife conservationists say the freeze will delay and possibly prevent the removal of gray wolves from the federal endangered species list in Montana, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and also in portions of Washington, Oregon, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

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Wolves Obama South Dakota North Dakota 100

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Two full days at Hart Mountain Wildlife Refuge, three days at Dog Lake, and a short visit to Upper Cottonwood Lake brought back many great memories, in addition to a nice list of birds. Then, to finish the week, we visited the famous, and not necessarily for all the right reasons, Malhuer Wildlife Refuge. eBird Reports – 276.

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Oregon Owls Barn Owls Wildlife 120

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

For example, my list of the Top 25 National Wildlife Refuges for birding includes locations in Utah ( Bear River MBR ), Minnesota ( Minnesota Valley NWR ), and Wisconsin ( Horicon NWR ). Some are all three ( e.g. , New York, California, and Florida).

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Animal Ethics

MAY 30, 2008

Fish & Wildlife Service. Here is the management plan of Idaho's Fish and Game Commission. The editorial board of the Times is intellectually dishonest, so please don't let this be your only source of information about the delisting. Here , for example, is a news release from the U.S. Here are questions and answers.

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Wolves Idaho Endangered Species New York Times 40

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Only several dozen of these swans wintered in the region (the region being, approximately, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming) and for some reason they were almost all at this river in this year, and on this day, they were right there in view. My sister told me they were Trumpeter Swans ( Cygnus buccinator ). All of them. Or almost so.

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Minnesota Wounded Wildlife Rehabilitation Montana 258

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MAY 30, 2019

Along the way he discovered German falconer and wildlife artist, Renz Waller, who successfully bred a pair of Peregrines twice during some of the worst conditions of WW II and two American falconers, Larry Schram and Heinz Meng who were successful in breeding Peregrines from 1968 to 1971. Bright sun, 65 degrees F.,

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Falcons California Condor Alaska Texas 213

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NOVEMBER 15, 2011

First he drove to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware to twitch a possible Little Egret that had showed up. I say not too far because he only had to drive several hundred miles for both birds, spending fourteen hours searching and driving like a mad man.

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APRIL 21, 2015

It is the same strain of avian influenza that has been confirmed in backyard and wild birds in Washington, Oregon and Idaho as part of the ongoing incident in the Pacific flyway. People should avoid contact with sick/dead poultry or wildlife. This is the first finding in the Mississippi flyway.

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Mississippi Fowl Minnesota Turkey 196

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The current ABA Area also excludes parts of our iconic systems of federal lands, including the National Park System ( e.g. , Virgin Islands NP ), the National Wildlife Refuge System ( e.g. , Culebra , Laguna Cartagena , and Vieques NWRs), and the National Forest System ( e.g. , El Yunque NF ). Fish & Wildlife Service.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The “Wild Rwanda – Where to watch birds, primates, and other wildlife” gives you the info how and where to look for both birds and mammals (not just primates, the title is somewhat misleading). Ken Behrens is a tour guide for Tropical Birding, originally from Idaho, but now lives in Madagascar. Published by Lynx Edicions.

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Rwanda Primates Wildlife Gorillas 223

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

Duck Stamp funds also allow FWS to expand the National Wildlife Refuge System. Grays Lake NWR (Idaho): $6,240,000 to acquire 2,496 acres. Moreover, once the land is protected, it is habitat that is permanently saved for the benefit of birds and other wildlife. Clarks River NWR (Kentucky): $6,621,000 to acquire 2,482 acres.

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