Category Archives: Agriculture

Minnesota DNR Regains Authority to Manage Captive White-Tailed Deer Facilities

August 2023  WMI Outdoor News Bulletin Vo. 77, No. 8 The Minnesota legislative process this year produced significant changes to the management of captive Cervidae facilities. In addition to transference of management authority from the Minnesota Board of Animal Health … Continue reading

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State of the Birds Report Reveals Widespread Losses

October 12, 2022 American Bird Conservancy A newly released State of the Birds report for the United States reveals a tale of two trends, one hopeful, one dire. Long-term trends of waterfowl show strong increases where investments in wetland conservation … Continue reading

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Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US

by MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER, Associated PressThursday, February 10th 2022 Gray wolves (Wisconsin DNR photo/Herbert Lange) BILLINGS, Mont (AP) — A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday, after their removal in the waning … Continue reading

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Monarch butterfly conservation efforts improve. Are they enough?

By Michael Doyle | 01/06/2022 01:25 PM EST Monarch butterflies are having a moment — in court, on Capitol Hill and across the countryside. Some migrating populations are up from 2020’s devastating lows. Congress is kicking in more money. Endangered Species Act … Continue reading

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Researchers say it’s time to clean up the US Clean Water Act

December 7, 2021 University of Missouri-Columbia In 1969, the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland was so polluted that it caught fire, helping to launch the modern environmental movement and prompting Congress to pass the Clean Water Act three years later. It … Continue reading

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