Is Avian Influenza Infecting Mammals Cause for Concern?
Brad Trumbo looks into whether or not we should be concerned about avian influenza jumping into mammalian species from wild waterfowl.
Read moreBrad Trumbo looks into whether or not we should be concerned about avian influenza jumping into mammalian species from wild waterfowl.
Read moreNews Alert! The Department of the Interior announced the withdrawal of 225,504 public acres in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from federal mineral leasing for the next 20 years.
Read moreConservation News Alert! Pacific Ocean crab populations are struggling to the point that commercial fisheries are being impacted. What is the cause of these continued closures? Brad Trumbo exposes some theories as to why the closures are happening.
Read moreAvian influenza, like most viruses, comes and goes in severity and transmissible with any given variant, but the U.S. is currently facing a record number of outbreaks. Meanwhile, the virus is spreading in France, the United Kingdom, and Korea.
Read moreOn November 18th, the Washington State Game Commission (Commission) voted 5 to 4 to stop a limited draw spring black bear hunt. A move contradictory to recommendations from the Washington public and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) biologists.
The Washington spring bear hunt has been around for over 20 years and the bear population has remained sustainable at over 20,0001. Statistics suggest that approximately 25 percent of spring tag holders are successful, and the spring hunt accounts for less than 10 percent of the total annual black bear harvest, which averages around 1,600 bears statewide2.
It’s hard to believe the statics, but monitoring has proven that over 3 billion migratory birds (25 percent) have vanished since 1970. Presently, 70 species teeter on the brink of population collapse, having lost 50 percent or more of their breeding populations in the past 50 years. These species are not yet listed under the Endangered Species Act, but may soon be candidates to join the other 89 species that have been listed as Threatened or Endangered.
Read moreThe Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi) was first considered a subspecies of the North American cougar in the late 19th Century, but a reclassification in 2005 lumped the Florida panther back in with the North American population (Puma concolor couguar)1. Nevertheless, the Florida cougars are the last remaining in the eastern United States and are still referred to as the Florida panther.
Read moreThe early golden hour bathed the landscape in a peachy hue as the setters and I stood by the truck. It was somewhere around day number 200 that I had set foot on the grasslands between Waitsburg, WA and Minnesota since 2011. This day, we would embark on the Sheyenne National Grasslands in North Dakota. Sharp-tailed grouse were beginning to stir Somewhere in the expanse before us.
Read moreThe snowshoe hare is a widespread North American hare species that inhabits northern boreal and upper montane forests. Their “snowshoe” namesake come from having very large hind feet that have adapted to prevent them from sinking into the deep snow of their preferred habitats. Snowshoe hares rely on dense shrub understory for food and cover, and they serve as a keystone prey item for Canada lynx.
Read moreIn August 2021, the House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684), also known as the “Infrastructure Bill”. While the $1.2 trillion dollar bill is geared toward improving roads, bridges, airports and ports, broadband internet, and water and energy systems across the nation, it also contains around $20 billion aimed at natural resources management, enhancement, education, and protection.
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