“I think I saw an ocelot. It crossed the road in front of me-just outside of Oklahoma City.” “What do you think of these game camera photos? Is this a serval or maybe an ocelot?” “What kind of wild cat
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Bison had been on my mind all year. As we planned our expedition to Yellowstone to gather content for future conservation media including a documentary with Aptitude Outdoors, bison were at the forefront. Today I had the pleasure of spending time
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A Montana man was sentenced today to six months in prison for committing two felony wildlife crimes — a conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act and substantively violating the Lacey Act — as part of an almost decade-long effort to
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I’ve spent countless hours in some of the wildest places in North America, and over the years I’ve encountered everything from alligators and mountain lions to sharks and venomous snakes. But one threat that continues to surprise people is the
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The advancement of the Indian Buffalo Management Act out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs reaffirms bipartisan support of Tribal sovereignty, self-determination and capacity building for bison restoration on Tribal lands. “Tribes and Indigenous communities have long demonstrated
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a virtual informational meeting to update the public on the Red Wolf Recovery Program, including revitalized recovery efforts for the species, the status of recovery efforts in the eastern North Carolina Red
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Fifty years ago, an outdoors magazine stirred excitement with an article about an alleged 11-foot rattlesnake, a giant among giants. We have a special video about this snake on this clip below. And there’s a wild story of how two
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Just how big do great white sharks gets? In a conversation with Dr. Megan Winton from the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, Chester Moore asks about the maximum size for these apex predators.
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As Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) staff begin the process of moving historically native desert bighorn sheep back into the Franklin Mountains this October, they captured “Bob”, a domestic non-native goat, to minimize the risk of disease transmission to
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents arrested a subject for alleged wildlife violations on Aug. 21 in Caldwell Parish. Agents arrested Taryn J. Varnell, 18, of Grayson, for aggravated cruelty to animals and taking a spotted fawn
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As Texans gear up for the opening of early teal hunting season on Sept. 14, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) urges boaters, paddlers and waterfowl hunters to do their part to protect the Texas lakes we love from
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward of $1,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons responsible for the destruction of an active bald eagle nest on private land on West Lamberth Road
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IF YOU’RE HERE, you must be interested in sharks. They sure are fascinating creatures who are often misunderstood. Hollywood movies have done a lot of damage to their reputation, reducing sharks to scary bloodthirsty monsters. More research can shed light
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Of all game animals in the world, whitetails are the most unique and multi-faceted, spawning tons of debate around the campfire. That is why this week in our fourth installment of this six-part series; we are going to learn some
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In 2003 officials with Texas A&M cloned a whitetail deer. It’s name was “Dewey”. After this a Texas rancher cloned dozens of deer according to a report from The Huffington Post that flew under the radar during the pandemic in
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The Texas Parks Wildlife Department (TPWD) invites the greater El Paso community to learn about restoration of desert bighorn sheep to the Franklin Mountains. TPWD will host an educational event to provide information about the history, status, challenges and importance
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Oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain. I’ll never forget sitting alone on a rock on a distant hill in South Dakota watching the northern lights as a pack of coyotes sang in the distance. The skies
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The Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis), often considered the dinosaur of the turtle world, is on the decline. That’s why the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing it as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with a
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Mule deer, iconic residents of the Western United States, Northern Mexico and Southern Canada, face an increasingly challenging landscape as human activities and natural factors threaten their populations. One significant issue impacting mule deer is the fragmentation and loss of
Kids Help With Mule Deer Project Read More »
