WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 081909

We lead off wildlife news today with a look at a small member of the wildlife community: butterflies. A young Philippine hawk-eagle has been taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center and will be returned to the wild when it is older. A cougar that had been deviling mountain bike riders in Washington state was shot in a pigpen over the weekend; and an update on cougar sightings in Washington state is provided by the next article. In a follow-up to a story earlier this week, a cougar that had mauled a team of hunting dogs was killed by wildlife authorities in British Columbia, Canada; while elsewhere in that province, wildlife officials feel that they have killed a cougar responsible for attacks on livestock in the area. A number of disease-killed cattle in Wyoming will be removed to prevent wolves from feeding on the carcasses, which could lead to more attacks on livestock by the wolf pack. Coyotes in a Ontario, Canada, community may have killed a new pair of swans purchased by the city to replace ones killed by coyotes some time back; while a Florida resident has been forced to close down his fox pens on a technicality, but animal rights advocates wish to shut them down permanently. Delaware hunters will be providing venison to food shelters during the upcoming deer hunting season; however, a motorcyclist who collided with a deer in Kentucky ended up in the hospital. A commentator from Maryland weighs in on the best way to control tick populations on local deer. A Kansas City, Kansas, suburb has agreed to begin urban deer hunting in the fall, but animal rights groups are advocating a nonlethal solution to the deer overpopulation; and a plan to hunt deer who are ravaging crops on a New York state farm is also sparking discussion of nonlethal means of control. A story from Oklahoma discusses the different aspects of deer population control through urban hunting; but fearing that deer could spread diseases to Minnesota's declining moose population, wildlife experts are grappling with the issue of how to protect the 7,600 remaining animals in that state. Poachers in India attempted a brazen theft of a deer from a wildlife shelter; while a Michigan community is trying to obtain help for a deer who is apparently injured. One British Columbia community has a population boom of skunks, which is good news for a nearby pet groomer dealing with an abundance of 'skunked' dogs; but a Texas homeowner shot a rabid skunk that wandered into his yard. A docile grizzly who had become too friendly with people was euthanized in Montana's Glacier National Park, and, unfortunately, one of her cubs was over-tranquilized and died as well; while a bear in Aspen, Colorado, is being sought by authorities after breaking into several homes in the area. And finally, a Burmese python made an unexpected visit to a Southern California home!

This season, few flybys by butterflies

5-month old Philippine hawk-eagle rescued in Leyte

Aggressive cougar near Leavenworth shot and killed by property owner

Wildlife officials go after Ocean Shores cougar

Alberni Valley cougar treed and killed

Sunshine Coast cougar shot after livestock deaths

Dead Wyo. cattle moved to avoid attracting wolves

City's new swans dead

Fox pen shut down for illegal coyote possession

DNREC announces deer meat donation sites

Motorcyclist seriously injured in wreck with deer

Deer culling the best solution for Lyme disease control

Lenexa clears way for reduction of deer population in Shawnee Mission Park

Plan to hunt deer at eco-friendly farm sparks debate

Hunting Oklahoma's Urban Deer

Experts recommend steps to protect moose in Minn.

Oh dear! Monkey business with deer now

Russell Islanders seek help for wounded deer

Skunks creating a big stink in North Vancouver

Goliad County has first confirmed animal rabies case

2 bears killed in Glacier National Park

Hunt on for bear that attacked Aspen woman

11-foot python unexpected guest for Calif. family