WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 021609

Another article about the coyote problem outside of Los Angeles leads off the wildlife news today, while animal advocates are up in arms about Nevada's 'solution' to the declining deer population: kill more cougars. Enthusiastic bird watchers flocked to Tulelake, California, for the largest gathering of bald eagles in the US, but a number of eagles feasted on an unburied horse (that had been put down by the owner) in Washington state with dire consequences. Residents of a Florida community are concerned that cutbacks in the Animal Control Department budget may have dire consequences for their pets and kids, while an article from Pennsylvania discusses the debate about coyote hunting that is estimated to kill nearly 30,000 per year. Farmers and cattlemen on Australia's Tasmania Island are debating the virtue of reducing the wildlfie population to save crops. And finally, check out this animal odd couple on YouTube.

Coyote attacks on the rise

Nev. plans more lion hunts in effort to save deer

Birders head to Siskiyou wetlands to see eagles

8 bald eagles that fed on carcass sick, dead

Cuts to Animal Services may undermine public safety

Organized coyote hunts provide public service but some hunters question the philosophy

Call to harvest native wildlife

Animal Odd Couple