Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
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PHOENIX — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) released a pair of Mexican wolves into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area of Arizona on Thursday. In a separate action, the Service will also release a second pair of Mexican wolves into the wolf recovery area in New Mexico. Read more
Some Western lawmakers are pushing to have wolves removed from endangered species protection nationwide. Of course, the usual suspects are opposed, but that’s to be expected. To them, there will never be a time when wolves should not be protected. The battle begins here…
PHOENIX — After three consecutive years of failing to fledge its young bald eagles, an important Arizona nest site is back to adding to the growth of the state’s bald eagle population with two nestlings surviving to fledge on their own.
The nest became a challenge for Arizona Game and Fish Department bald eagle biologists when it began to fail at producing young eagles that made it to fledging age after many years of consecutive success. Read more
The Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee has passed Senate Bill 1474, which requires public universities and community colleges to allow anyone age 21 or older with a concealed-carry permit to carry a gun on campus. The schools can keep the guns out of buildings, stadiums and classrooms if they provide secure gun lockers.