WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 072709

Vowing to fight a ban by the European Union on products 'harvested' during their officially-sanctioned annual seal kills, Canada will appeal to the World Trade Organization, in our first wildlife article today. Now that the crisis is over, those who helped with Victoria's wildlife during and immediately after Black Saturday are getting some much-deserved kudos for their work saving injured wildlife; and a tiny possum is doing well at Rainforest Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary two months on as well. A unique wildlife sanctuary in Central Kentucky is showcased in the next article; and a small skunk has made quite an impression on a wildlife shelter in the UK. A wildlife rehabilitator in Oklahoma discusses the joys of helping orphaned fawns. A rare Chinese tufted deer was born at Washington's National Zoo; and two herds of extremely rare Visayan spotted deer have been identified in the Philippines. If you think herding cats is tough, two policemen from California would probably suggest that you try herding deer! An elderly woman was hospitalized after a deer crashed through the windshield of the car in which she was riding in Michigan; while a motorcyclist in Oregon was killed when a deer collided with his motorcycle Saturday. Faced with double the optimal number of deer in West Virginia, wildlife officials are debating what to do; but Ohio is sticking to their deer management plan so that state doesn't suffer the same fate. Controversy swirls around a proposed change to Michigan's deer season. A spike in rabies cases in a North Carolina county has health officials concerned. The dramatic comeback of bald eagles in Ohio is tabulated in the next story. Law enforcement officers had to shoot an invasive black bear in a Boulder, Colorado, home, one of several bear break-ins in that community over the past few days; and a bear attacked 20 people in India before being caught. Residents and students at Kent State University in Ohio have been warned about a large black bear rummaging through trash bins; but a home-made bear-zapper caused a 7-year-old to stop breathing after she inadvertently touched it in Pennsylvania. A former policeman from Maryland had his retirement dream in Wyoming turned into a nightmare when a grizzly jumped him; and three orphaned grizzly bears have reached their new home, a zoo in Memphis, Tennessee. An avid hunter reported a definite cougar sighting in Georgia, a state bereft of cougars for many years; while the second sighting in two days of a cougar in California's capital has residents on edge. A Texas wildlife expert helps readers discern between coyotes and foxes; followed by the tragic history of the Mexican gray wolves in the American Southwest. And finally, the scary tale of a wildlife expert chasing a huge python through a water pipe in Florida - unarmed!

Canada to take seal ban fight to WTO

Possum posse

Possum earns stripes

Broadbent Wildlife Sanctuary helps animals, people recover from life's traumas

Whiff of mystery as skunk appears

Dear, darling deer

Tufted Deer Fawn Born at National Zoo Conservation Center

Visayan Spotted Deer: World’s Rarest Deer Spotted in Philippines

Deppe: Special thanks to our 'deer' policemen

87-year-old woman recovering from car crash with deer in Mecosta County

Portland man dies when deer hits the side of his motorcycle

Deer Population Is Growing Concern

Quality deer management is a year-round commitment

Hunters take aim at deer season proposal

Area rabies cases on the rise

Bald eagle reproduction in Ohio shows continued success

Homeowner shoots bear invader with shotgun

Wild bear captured in Jajpur

Hungry Bear: Kent State University Warns Students About Black Bear Sighting Near Campus

Girl okay after being zapped by illegal bear deterrent device

Wyoming Man Recounts Grizzly Bear Attack

Baby Grizzly Bears Arrive at Memphis Zoo

Big cat spotted in Braselton

Mountain lion seen again

Coyotes and foxes both make appearances in Austin

Recovery of Mexican gray wolves remains elusive

Captured Python Believed to Be Biggest in FL County