Category: Wildlife

Goldfinch

Help conserve jack pine forest – the Kirtland warbler’s paradise – by planting trees May 3

Looking for an opportunity to get outside and give back to Michigan’s natural resources? On Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., volunteers will gather in Grayling to plant an acre of jack pine seedlings.

Kirtland's warblerThe jack pine forest provides the primary nesting habitat for the rarest member of the wood warbler family, the Kirtland’s warbler. Very restrictive habitat requirements result in nests in just a few counties in Michigan’s northern Lower and Upper peninsulas, in Wisconsin and the province of Ontario and, currently, nowhere else on Earth. Kirtland’s warblers are ground-nesters that prefer jack pine stands more than 80 acres in size, where the nest can be concealed in mixed vegetation of grasses and shrubs below the living branches of 5- to 20-year-old trees. Read more

Wildlife

Mecosta County Martiny State Game Area benefits from Michigan’s new hunting and fishing license structure

In Mecosta County, acres of public land at Martiny State Game Area are being utilized to their fullest potential through management activities made possible by Michigan’s new hunting and fishing license structure, which took effect earlier this year.
Under the new license structure, one big change is evident when hunters buy their first license of the year. A one-time base license, which includes a small game license, must be purchased before hunters can buy any other hunting license. The base license cost varies based upon age and residency; what doesn’t vary is the investment (from base license-generated revenue) in Michigan’s wildlife habitat.
“We are doing some really exciting work at the Martiny State Game Area,” said DNR wildlife biologist Pete Kailing. “Timber sales are the best way to hit the reset button on a forest, which really maximizes the wildlife value to the area.” Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Beware of Misleading Solicitations by National Animal Welfare Organizations

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Wednesday issued a warning to Oklahomans regarding solicitations and advertisements by national animal welfare organizations. Attorney General Pruitt is concerned such groups are giving Oklahomans the impression their donations are assisting Oklahoma animal shelters, when in fact the donations of Oklahomans may go toward unrelated efforts like lobbying in other states or at the federal level. Read more

Animal Rights, Wildlife

Spring weather has bears and other wildlife on the move

Although some areas of the state may still have several feet of snow on the ground, Michigan’s wildlife knows the spring season – with an increase in daylight hours – is here. Animals are beginning to wake up from winter hibernation; bears are among those starting to emerge from their dens.

bear video imageFood and mating are the two drivers behind the increase in wildlife that Michigan residents may be seeing lately. Since bears typically mate in June or July, food is the primary cause for the increase in bear activity during the spring. Read more

Wildlife

Sportsman Channel and Sarah Palin Ready to Amaze America

 Series Launches on Thursday 8 p.m. ET/PT

NEW BERLIN, WI (April 1, 2014) – Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor television for American sportsmen and women, launches its highly-anticipated premiere of Amazing America with Sarah Palin on Thursday, April 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Amazing America with Sarah Palin is an anthology of stories that explore some of the most original, interesting – and sometimes inspiring – people, places and pastimes connected to America’s outdoor lifestyle.  Governor Palin takes viewers coast-to-coast into what Sportsman Channel calls “Red, Wild and Blue America” – where the American Spirit and the Great Outdoors are celebrated in equal measure. From everyday people to business leaders and celebrities; in cities, suburbs and towns; the leader of the “Status Go” movement – Palin – will help tell the stories of people and places that share and reflect her passion for what makes America amazing. Read more

Wildlife

Game Farm, CWD Concerns Rise at Boone and Crockett Club

MISSOULA, Mont.–Concerned about captive deer operations transmitting diseases to wild herds, the Boone and Crockett Club now officially supports state bans on commercial import and export of deer or elk.

The Club also opposes efforts to relax regulation of captive cervid breeding operations or to remove management authority over such operations from state wildlife agencies.
A full position statement, posted here, was passed at the Club’s December meeting.
The Club’s concerns were reinforced at the recent Whitetail Summit hosted by the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA), the first summit to focus on key issues and challenges facing free-ranging white-tailed deer. Read more

Hunting, Wildlife

Live Stream Captures Footage Of Eaglets Hatching

One more egg being incubated in Pittsburgh nest.
Pennsylvania’s most famed bald-eagle nest has two new stars.
The first of what could be three eaglets hatched Friday inside a Pittsburgh nest as the magical moment was captured by a camera and live streamed to viewers online. Then on Sunday, a second egg hatched, bringing the count at the nest to two adults, two eaglets and one egg.   That egg is due to hatch in the coming days. Read more

Wildlife

Watch nesting barn owls through IN DNR webcam

GW:  I love this stuff…

A show of companionship and survival will play out live before the public in a new DNR webcam that offers a peek into the lives of a barn owl pair raising chicks.
The webcam at wildlife.IN.gov/8183.htm is the first in Indiana to focus on barn owls, a state-endangered species with fewer than two dozen known nesting pairs in Indiana. The goal of the webcam is to promote public interest in birds and raise awareness about efforts to support the barn owl. Read more

Wildlife

Nebraska Governor Stands Up For Sportsmen, Veto’s Hunting Ban

Today, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman vetoed a bill that would have banned Mountain lion hunting in Nebraska. The measure, LB 671, sought to remove the authority of the state’s wildlife management professionals in favor of legislative ban on mountain lion hunting.

In his veto message, Governor Heineman stated “Nebraskans expect responsible wildlife management. LB 671 eliminates an important tool used to accomplish it. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission should retain the ability to determine those management actions which are necessary to protect both the health and safety of our citizens and the wildlife in our state. Removing the agency’s authority to manage mountain lions through hunting at this time is poor public policy.” Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife
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