The North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner recently released a final report confirming that Great Smoky Mountains National Park visitor Patrick Madura died last summer likely due to trauma caused by a bear. On Sept. 11, 2020, backpackers initially found an unoccupied tent […]
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A male snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo is suspected to be positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. On Thursday, July 22, wildlife care specialists noticed that the snow leopard had a cough and nasal discharge. Fecal
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Black bears in the Mountain West are entering hyperphagia and will spend up to 20 hours a day trying to eat more than 20,000 calories to fatten up for winter. As bears start to prepare for hibernation and hunt for
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A new study published in the journal Global Sustainability finds for the first time that over 160,000 miles of rivers are at risk of losing their free-flowing status due to the proposed construction of new hydropower dams. The total stretch of free-flowing rivers
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In response to the rising number of new gun owners across America, the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) is launching #RealityCheck, a national public awareness campaign to promote responsible gun ownership. The campaign supports the organization’s mission to train firearms owners to be safe and
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Guzzlers collect water from rain and concentrate it in a water trough for animals to use during particularly arid conditions. Guzzlers are currently being filled by helicopters in Nevada due to extreme drought conditions impacting bighorn sheep. The following are
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September marks the start of dove season for almost 300,000 Texas hunters per year. After Winter Storm Uri hit the state in February, many hunters are wondering how the snowfall and below-freezing temperatures may have affected dove populations. Texas Parks
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) needs our help! They are seeking public input on a proposed amendment to temporarily prohibit oyster harvesting for two years from 199 acres of restored oyster reefs. The temporary closures will allow for the
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This season, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH) program commemorates 25 years of offering Texans some of the very best hunting opportunities in the state. Ten premium guided hunt packages are offered in this year’s Big
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The start of a new hunting season is right around the corner and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding hunters and anglers that current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package) will
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You’re planning to take a kid fishing? Sweet! Nothing’s better than seeing a kid’s eyes light up at their first catch, and you’ll feel great knowing you’ve helped mint a new angler. But when you’re taking kids fishing a slight
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The 2021 red snapper season in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico came and went. Although the best eating and most abundant offshore fish is no longer available to us here other than in state waters. Most of the
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New data shows more people than ever visited national forests and grasslands last year, according to a Forest Service report released today. National forests and grasslands received 168 million visits in 2020 – an increase of 18 million when compared
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After much anticipation and rounds of thorough discussions, the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) has released a list of recent changes with a lot fewer restrictions for upcoming hunting seasons (coming into effect from September 1). With crossbow as the
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Texas is home to some majestic fishing lakes with largemouth bass being the most popular species among anglers. The activity is quite popular among Texans who depend on species like catfish for food coming from hundreds of fishing lakes in
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Kayak fishing is incredibly popular, as are stand up paddleboards, known as SUPs. And sure, you can fish from an SUP too. But truth be told these are better suited for paddlers, not casters. For the most part they require
Twenty-one adult, and six juvenile, alligator snapping turtles were recently released back into East Texas as part of a coordinated effort among Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), Stephen F. Austin State University, Sabine
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The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies thanks the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for advancing the Wildlife Crossings Program with dedicated funding in the INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684). Last month, the Committee favorably reported the transportation package by
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Tim McKneely of Georgetown caught a massive tiger shark while fishing specifically for monster sharks on a Texas Lower Coast beach. The fish was caught on cut cow-nosed ray that was ran out 300 yards. The fight took 1.5 hours
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Wild U.S. Deer Found With Coronavirus Antibodies That’s the title of an article at National Geographic that analyzes a study from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) analyzed blood samples from
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