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Values Collide as Lawmakers Consider How Wildlife Policy Is Created in Vermont
Coyote hunting in Vermont has been a free-for-all for decades. Just last November, a hunter shot a beloved pet dog named Sadie after she approached a food pile left out to lure coyotes. In February, a farmer spoke before the state legislature, bemoaning coyote-hunting hounds tearing through his property without permission. But perhaps most harrowing is the…
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Keep wildlife wild this spring
FRANKFORT — Spring brings with it a surge in newborn wildlife across Kentucky, along with the potential for well-meaning people to jeopardize the survival of these vulnerable young animals by trying to “rescue” them. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources urges the public to leave young wildlife undisturbed, even when they appear to be…
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Tips for people to help wildlife during a wildfire
When temperatures soar in the midst of wildfires, our local B.C. wildlife can struggle to cope. Like us, animals need to stay hydrated and be able to find shelter so they can get out of the scorching sun and avoid heat stress. You can help, starting in your own backyard. Use a bird bath Extreme…
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ODFW: Don’t interfere with baby animals in the wild
The department said picking up or taking in an animal could negatively impact its chances of survival PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has a message for anyone who wants to save a young wild animal seen alone: don’t. ODFW says wildlife experts and authorities see an influx of calls…
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Wallingford animal control posts ‘dos and don’ts’ of helping wildlife after cottontail drop off
WALLINGFORD, CT (WFSB) – Animal Control in Wallingford posted a list of “dos and don’ts” after someone brought in a nest of eastern cottontails that were attacked by a dog. Animal control said that the woman brought in the traumatized baby rabbits on Saturday. Baby eastern cottontails were dropped off at Wallingford Animal Control on…
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HPAI Detections in Wild Birds
Confirmed HPAI Detections Captive wild birds, defined by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) as a wild animal that is captive or otherwise lives under or requires human supervision or control, are included in the numbers reported on this page. Captive wild birds, including sick wild birds that may have died after being found…
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With spring, signs of wildlife, waterfowl and other animals
An American Robin keeps a watchful eye while perched on an aspen tree branch near the Weller Lake Trailhead on Independence Pass one morning in late April. Spring officially sprang on March 19 — some seven weeks ago — but the Roaring Fork Valley often arrives late to the annual second-season party. There was, in…
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Broadbent Wildlife babies have arrived – WNKY News 40 Television
21 minutes ago Share This Story MEADE COUNTY, KY.- Songbirds, raccoons, foxes, squirrels are all babies at the Broadbent Wildlife Sanctuary. In this season, these animals are dropped off and now there are hundreds of orphaned animals receiving the care they need. Chloe Miller , the manager at Broadbent Wildlife Sanctuary tells us, how the…
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Human-wildlife conflict: Kerala to adopt land, species-specific SOPs
KOCHI : The first online meeting of the expert committee engaged by the forest department to study the human-wildlife conflictin the state decided on Monday to evolve a landscape-and-species-specific strategy to ensure peaceful co-existence. Inaugurating the meeting, Forest Minister A K Saseendran said that the government wants to evolve a strategy for peaceful co-existence of…
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‘Life is a Highway’ but not for animals: Wildlife overpass a hit with drivers and animals alike
Idaho Department of Fish and Game say Idaho’s first wildlife overpass has been a success. BOISE, Idaho — According to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), a wildlife overpass constructed in the fall of 2023 has been working. Animals have been crossing the highway safely and drivers have had less encounters with wildlife…