Hunters, Anglers Take Aim at Global Warming
from FOX News
 A new assessment of the threat to fish and wildlife habitat has hunters and anglers calling for action. Groups representing nine major hunting and fishing organizations planned to meet Thursday with the House committee chairman who hopes to write legislation to curtail greenhouse gases linked to global warming. More
TPW Commission Adopts 2008-2009 Hunting/Fishing Regulations
from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission recently adopted changes to hunting and fishing regulations designed to create additional recreational opportunities while effectively managing the state’s natural resources. More
DEF Schools Sweep Texas NASP Tourney
from Dallas Safari Club
The 3rd Annual Texas-National Archery in the Schools Program Tournament was held March 28th at the Mayborn Convention Center in Temple, TX. The tournament is the yearly culminating event for schools participating in the program. More
Kenya Crisis Strains Human-Animal Balance in Parks
from The International Herald Tribune
A rocky cliff overlooking the Maasai Mara Game Reserve marks a new front line in a conflict between people and wildlife that threatens the revival of Kenya's $1 billion (500 million pound) tourism industry. The disappearance of tourist dollars has disturbed the delicate balance between predators in the reserve and the Maasai tribesmen living next to it, by causing the breakdown of a compensation scheme meant to stop them hunting lions. More
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Shady Rhino Hunting Under Spotlight
from IOL – South Africa
Unscrupulous Asian businessmen are allegedly posing as big-game hunters to slaughter South African rhinos and export the horns - quite legally - as hunting trophies. But instead of ending up in trophy collections, the horns are being sold illegally to merchants to be crushed into powder for use in Eastern traditional medicine. More
Michigan Wants Hunters to Target Black Bears
from The Associated Press via NBC25-TV
State wildlife managers are looking for hunters to go after black bears that are causing problems for commercial beekeepers in the northwestern Lower Peninsula. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission on Thursday tacked an extra week onto the bear hunting season for this fall in Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau and a portion of Kalkaska counties. More
Conservationists Concerned by Low Oribi Numbers
from Kruger Park News - Africa
Initial findings indicate that oribi numbers in South Africa are still decreasing from previous years. According to land owners who participated in the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Oribi Working Group (EWT-OWG) survey, the primary reason for the continued decrease in oribi numbers is illegal hunting. More
Moose Permit Auction Nets $109,000
from Maine Today
Ten hunters who won the privilege to hunt moose in Maine during the upcoming season bid a total of $109,111 in the 2008 Maine Moose Permit Auction. All of the money derived from the auction goes to partial scholarships that will help send Maine youngsters to the Maine Conservation School in Bryant Pond and Conservation Camp at the Greenland Point Center in Princeton. More
Iowa Organization Grants Outdoor Wishes to Children
from the Ottumwa-Courier
It’s not easy to get a wheelchair through the woods. Firing a rifle with only one hand is no piece of cake, either. But with the right attitude, it can be done. Derrick and Kristi Meyer created the nonprofit "Hunts of Hopes and Dreams." Their motto: Making the outdoors more accessible. More
Anglers Roll On in Spite of Fuel Costs
from The Chattanoogan
Despite gasoline costs expected to approach $4 per gallon this spring and summer, nearly 6 out of 10 U.S. anglers are planning an out-of-state fishing trip in the next 12 months, according to a recent survey. More
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