WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 043009

Today in wildlife news, a black bear caused quite a stir in a Central California community; and, as temperatures warm in Wyoming, wildlife officials warn residents about hungry bears emerging from their winter dens to forage. In the continuing saga of a Colorado Springs woman who was chased by a bear, the driver of the vehicle with whom the pregnant woman collided will not be charged with an infraction; while wildlife officials will meet in South Dakota to discuss balancing the cougar hunt in that state. A pair of dogs in a Pennsylvania community were quarantined after a raccoon that attacked them last week proved to be rabid; and a rabid raccoon has been discovered in an Alabama county. Reversing the Bush Administration's final jab at the Endangered Species Act, the Obama administration has reinstituted the directive that agencies must clear any changes in status of endangered species with federal wildlife officials first; but the political impact of the Endangered Species Act on Alaskan wildlife is examined in a New York Times article. Two stories that are a legacy of sprawling human developments: a helicopter medevac was required for motorists injured in a midnight encounter with a deer in Connecticut; and a deer was apparently killed by coyotes in the back yard of a Cleveland, Ohio, suburb. A pair of coyotes residing in a Canadian park in Sarnia, Ontario, will not be removed by wildlife authorities after a ruling determined that the best course of action was public education; and residents of Portland, Oregon, are instructed about dealing with coyote incursions into their area in the next article. Weather is being blamed for the failure of a pair of bald eagles to produce offspring this year at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio. And finally, it's been know for a long time that birds are great at producing melodious notes, but a new study in Scientific American shows that some species have rhythm as well!

Bear spotted in Petaluma

Game and Fish warns about emerging bears

Driver who hit woman running from bear won't be charged

Mountain Lion Research Will Begin Next Phase

Raccoon attacks dogs in Tinicum

Rabid raccoon found in Houston County

Gov't revokes rule limiting species protections

The Politics of Species Protection in Alaska

Deer in road causes early morning accident; injures 2

Beachwood: Resident said coyotes attacked deer in her back yard

MNR won't remove coyotes

Coping with neighborhood coyotes

Cuyahoga Valley National Park bald eagle nest fails

Birds Bop To Beat