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Nature lesson: Leave wildlife where you find it

With the Memorial Day weekend now behind us, most folks will be actively engaging in their favorite summertime outdoor recreations. This is also the time of year to remind everyone not to remove any young wildlife you might encounter in the forests or fields of Pennsylvania from where you ...

Talks are on to save Grand Canyon fishing

As the Colorado River and its once massive reservoirs shrink from overuse and climate change, officials are faced with a decision that pits conservation against ratepayer costs for electricity. To fight off predators of the humpback chub, a threatened fish native to the river, Glen Canyon Dam ...

Great horned owl on the mend in Utah

An adolescent owl that was found stuck in a concrete mixer in southwestern Utah is finally on the mend, flying free and maybe a bit wiser from the ordeal. The great horned owl somehow made his way into the truck-mounted mixer in late October and was discovered by workers pouring concrete at a ...

Game Commission reminder: Leave young wildlife alone

HARRISBURG –– With Memorial Day being the unofficial kickoff to summer, the Pennsylvania Game Commission reminds those spending time in the great outdoors to leave young wildlife alone. While some young animals might appear to be abandoned, usually they are not. It’s likely their ...

Busiest trails create ‘sacrifice zone’

Trail runners, mountain bikers, cross-country skiers and townsfolk just out for lunchtime walks take to the trails around Jackson in droves. Bordering wild country that includes a wilderness area and wildlife refuge, recreators regularly bump into and sometimes conflict with wildlife, whether ...

Wolf hunts cut in half to help with population

Wyoming wildlife managers plan to reduce how many wolves can be hunted by 50% following a canine distemper outbreak that has cut the state’s wolf numbers to the lowest level in two decades. A 22-wolf cap is the fewest number of wolves available to licensed Wyoming hunters since the state ...