President Teddy Roosevelt recognized the national significance of Alaska?s abundant and unique bird life by designating the first National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska 100 years ago today, on February 27, 1909. Portions of what are now the Alaska Maritime and Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuges were among the first of 53 ?reservations? created by Roosevelt [...]
March 3, 2009 | Posted in
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Wanted: Information on the shooting of a young bald eagle last month near Paradise Public Fishing Area.
Matt Henry of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources found the wounded bird caught in a fence Nov. 19 at the PFA near Tifton. He and Paradise manager Charles West used fishnets to carefully capture the eagle, a large [...]
December 2, 2008 | Posted in
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by Lowell Washburn
With incredible weights attaining 10, 12, and rarely even 15 pounds, its easy to see where Iowa’s homegrown, corn fed giant Canada goose [Branta canadensis maxima] gets its name.
But when it comes to determining the proper name of our smallest subspecies of Canada goose, the water becomes more cloudy. Commonly referred to as [...]
November 7, 2008 | Posted in
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The osprey is the winner in a statewide vote of fourth- through eighth-graders to be Florida’s new official state bird. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Department of Education teamed up to conduct the election as a civics lesson for the kids.
Students across the state participated in campaign activities at their [...]
November 6, 2008 | Posted in
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RALEIGH, N.C. – Wildlife in North Carolina magazine is sponsoring an art contest for children to encourage them to observe and appreciate native wildlife as an inspiration for art and science.
Students attending kindergarten through eighth grade in North Carolina are eligible to enter an original work of a wild fish, bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian or [...]
October 3, 2008 | Posted in
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