Monthly Archives: January 2016

Gov. Dayton proposes poachers be charged with felonies

  Tougher penalties would apply to illegal taking of wildlife valued at $2,000 or more. By Dennis Anderson Star Tribune January 15, 2016 — 9:06pm     Frustrated by fish and game poachers who get a “slap on the wrist” … Continue reading

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US Issues Rules to Protect Bat Threatened by Fungal Disease

  By john flesher, ap environmental writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Jan 13, 2016, 3:27 PM ET  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it had updated interim rules that accompanied a decision last April to designate the northern long-eared … Continue reading

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