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Tag: Wildlife Management
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Polar Bear Marathon lives up to its name for organizers from Steinbach
Churchill’s Polar Bear Marathon earned its name this year, giving organizers and runners an up-close look at the animals that define the region. With Hudson Bay still unfrozen, more bears than usual lingered near town — and conservation officers warned it was[...]
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‘I Couldn’t Believe My Eyes’: Wild Wolf Seen Using Tool in Stunning First
Wolves are known for their instincts, not for using tools—but new footage from coastal British Columbia challenges that assumption. Researchers documenting an invasive crab eradication effort discovered a female wolf methodically retrieving a submerged trap: swimming to the buoy, hauling the line[...]
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Turtle Mountain tribe to hold coyote hunt from November-December
Coyote numbers are climbing on the Turtle Mountain Reservation, and tribal wildlife officials say the impact on young deer and upland birds is becoming hard to ignore. Now the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians is turning to a month-long incentive hunt,[...]
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Province launches CWD Dashboard to help monitor and manage disease in big game
Manitoba is giving hunters a new tool to stay ahead of Chronic Wasting Disease, and it’s built with clarity and real-time decision-making in mind. The province has launched an interactive CWD Dashboard, offering up-to-date maps, testing locations, and data filters to help[...]
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On This Day | Early Wildlife Management
He would favor introducing Chinese Pheasants and quail into this state and would provide game preserves. The warden went to Williston to study the deer situation, and will have some recommendations for the preservation of that game after he has looked over[...]
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On This Day | Wolves in the Valley
Mrs. E. N. Metcalf shot a wolf Thursday with a 22 calibre rifle near the Skinner home down the river. She was fifty yards from the animal and bored a hole through its head. She naturally feels a little proud over her[...]
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On This Day | What Would They Say Today
Walter St. Croix, the Independent’s subscription man, saw a deer in the city limits of Minot Friday evening. The deer had come in from the valley somewhere and was running in the hills just north of Third street northeast. -- October 9,[...]
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Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Harbor Life. Study Finds Complex Organic Molecules
For years, Saturn’s small, icy moon Enceladus has been one of science’s best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Now, new analysis of old data from NASA’s Cassini mission has made that hope a little brighter. Scientists have identified complex organic molecules—chemical[...]
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Watch: North Dakota Waterfowl Brigade
For decades, the Waterfowl Brigade has been shaping young conservationists in Texas — and now North Dakota has its own chapter. This summer, the first battalion of the North Dakota Waterfowl Brigade brought teens together for a week of leadership training, ecology[...]
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Watch: Cattle Grazing on Wildlife Management Areas Improves Prairie
On a stretch of native prairie in Morton County, cattle and wildlife share the land — and both seem to benefit. The 640-acre wildlife management area, one of North Dakota’s oldest, has seen healthier grasslands since grazing returned a decade ago. Rancher[...]
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On This Day | Wolves on the Prairie
Joe Strong is the champion wolf hunter of Velva. So far this spring he has captured or killed 25 wolves and coyotes. Next spring he plans to go into the wolf hunting business on a larger scale. He has a pack of[...]
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Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.
Out in the wilds of northern British Columbia, a man survived a cougar attack the old-fashioned way — by punching it in the face. He was working near Lake Kathlyn when the big cat swiped at him. Instead of running, he threw[...]
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Ground squirrels are taking over a North Dakota city and officials are not amused
Minot’s back in the national news—but this time the reason is mostly innocent. It’s squirrels. Richardson’s ground squirrels, to be exact: foot-long burrowers whose numbers now rival the city’s population. As the Associated Press reports, local officials and pest control experts are[...]
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Watch: Surveying the Prairie from the Sky
While the North Dakota landscape may seem quiet from the ground, it’s a different story from the air. The Game and Fish Department’s pilots are doing far more than enjoying a bird’s-eye view — they’re gathering vital data, tracking wildlife, helping law[...]
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Warming rivers prompt fishing restrictions in western Montana
Montana’s iconic rivers are feeling the strain this summer, and so are anglers. With drought deepening and water temperatures rising, officials have imposed early restrictions and closures across nearly two dozen rivers to protect vulnerable trout populations. These “hoot owl” closures, which[...]