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March 17, 2022

Turkey Symposium Set For June 6-10

The National Wild Turkey Federation and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are co-hosting the 12th National Wild Turkey Symposium June 6 – 10, 2022 at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel in Asheville, North Carolina. The symposium brings […]
March 10, 2022

New Center Will Serve West TX Land Managers

A new Center for Land Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement has been established at the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University. The new center will facilitate conservation efforts in far West Texas by providing […]
March 10, 2022

DU Expo Set For TX Motor Speedway

The second annual Ducks Unlimited Expo (DUX), presented by Purina Pro Plan, is slated to take over the Texas Motor Speedway April 8-10. This one-of-a-kind, family-friendly expo will put the latest and greatest outdoor gear in […]
March 10, 2022

Conserving Rhinos And Africa’s Other Wildlife

In the latest episode of Higher Calling Wildlife® we talk with Adrian Donian of Buffalo Kloof Conservancy in South Africa about their amazing conservation work involving everything from white and black rhinos to cheetahs. Joining us […]
March 9, 2022

Study Finds Widespread Lead Poisoning In Eagles

A first-of-its-kind, eight-year study has found widespread and frequent lead poisoning in North American bald and golden eagles impacting both species’ populations. The paper, “Demographic Implications of Lead Poisoning for Eagles Across North America,” was published in the journal Science. Led by scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey, Conservation Science […]
March 9, 2022

Panel Releases Findings On Bastrop Wildfire

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) released the findings of an independent panel reviewing the circumstances and cause of an escaped prescribed fire at Bastrop State Park. The findings of the review, also known as […]
February 23, 2022

Partnering For Desert Bighorns

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund have provided help for a desert bighorn sheep guzzler project. Why a water guzzler? Nevada is the driest state in the nation. By the January 29, 2022, project date, this […]
February 10, 2022

Scientists Find What Great Whites Fear

Research from the Monterey Bay Aquarium and partner institutions published in Nature Scientific Reports challenges the notion that great white sharks are the most formidable predators in the ocean. The study “Killer Whales Redistribute White Shark […]
February 10, 2022

Tiger Comeback Shows Hope

As we enter the 2022 Year of the Tiger, World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) latest report on tiger conservation highlights that a century-long trend of wild tiger decline has finally been reversed — a rare and hard-fought […]
February 9, 2022

Trout Unlimited Praises New Bill

A bipartisan bill that would help address the chronic problem of pollution leaking from abandoned hardrock mines was introduced today in the U.S. Senate. Lead bill sponsors Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Senator James Risch (R-ID) […]