Commercial and recreational harvest of mid-water snapper in Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) federal waters closed at 12:01 am, local time, on September 18, 2021. The mid-water snapper complex consists of blackfin snapper, queen snapper, silk snapper and wenchmen. Commercial and
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September is National Preparedness Month. This year’s theme is “Prepare to Protect. Preparing for disasters is protecting everyone you love.” To help you and your loved ones prepare for fall hazards, such as hurricanes, drought, wildfires and more, the National Weather
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SCI strongly opposes a petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity and the Natural Resources Defense Council that requests that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ban the import, export, and interstate transport of all wild mammals and birds and institute
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Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents rescued a group of migrants from a swarm of bees near Penitas, Texas. A Honduran mother, who was part of the group attacked by swarming bees, advised agents she was separated from her two-year-old
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Strange and disturbing cases of teenage poaching incidents have been ignored by most media outlets over the last five years. Deer massacres, dolphin shootings and numerous cases of eagle killings involving teens should concern the outdoors community and that’s why
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The Boone and Crockett Club is cautiously hopeful that today’s decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reanalyze the status of the wolf under the Endangered Species Act will put science ahead of politics. “Today’s announcement by the
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One of the most threatened wetland landscapes in North America is the focus of DU’s latest Conserve Film Louisiana Gulf Coast. Millions of acres of coastal habitat have been lost in the region, and DU and our dedicated partners are doing
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The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold eight in-person public hearings and one webinar to solicit public comments on Draft Coastal Migratory Pelagic Amendment 32: Modifications to the Gulf of Mexico Migratory Group Cobia Catch Limits, Possession Limits,
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One of the most concerning issues on the Gulf Coast is the loss of forage fish and bycatch in the menhaden fishery. It’s an issue that will be getting more coverage soon and has drawn tremendous interest from the conservation
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Bonefish & Tarpon Trust (BTT) scientists are utilizing the latest technology and the historical knowledge of veteran guides to locate important bonefish spawning sites in the Florida Keys. Finding these nearshore areas where bonefish school by the thousands before migrating
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The National Rifle Association celebrates what it calls a major victory for law-abiding gun owners as news reports indicate the nomination of David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will be withdrawn. “This critical win
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Texas Game Wardens patrolled more than 2,500 hours throughout the busy Labor Day holiday ensuring boaters and anglers enjoyed a relaxing wrap up to their summer. “With last year’s sharp increase in water-related tourism and accidents, our agency took every
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The NWTF is celebrating its conservation milestones during its Conservation Week that began Sunday and extends through the 25th. Throughout the week, the NWTF will showcase its conservation efforts across the country through the lens of its America’s Big Six
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has completed the initial review of two petitions filed to list gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the western U.S. as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service finds that
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists say that 2021-22 is expected to be a white-tailed deer season for the books. Last year, the overall white-tailed deer population was estimated to be 5.4 million deer. While that estimate is down
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The Texas Freshwaters Fisheries Center (TFFC) will be the site of “The Sunfish Showdown” tournament slated for September 25. The event, held in conjunction with National Hunting and Fishing Day, will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and provide fun for
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Once common, the Texas horned lizard is now one of more than 1,300 species of concern across the state. But there is good news for the little “horned toad.” Today, a coalition of zoos and wildlife scientists released 204 captive-raised hatchlings into
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A paper published in the journal Conservation Biology for the first time applies the IUCN Green Status of Species, a new Global Standard to measure how close a species is to being fully ecologically functional across its range, and how much it has
So, What Is The “Green Status” Of A Species? Read More »
Across the U.S. and Canadian Great Plains, approximately 2.6 million acres of intact grassland – an area larger than Yellowstone National Park – were plowed up in 2019 to make room for row-crop production, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) 2021
U.S. And Canada Lose 2.6 Million Acres of Grassland-In One Year! Read More »
Have you ever wondered which animals kill the most people in North America? The folks over at Outforia have provided a list as well as many other animal attack statistics you can read here. Here’s their look at the top
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