WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 021209

First up in wildlife news today, a breakthrough in tracking technology may unlock the secret lives of birds, everything from true airspeed to migratory patterns and much more heretofore hidden information. Two stories out of Colorado today, as the Colorado Division of Wildlife caught first a mountain lion kitten, then the mother, both of whom were later released into the wild with a tracking collar on the mother cat. Nervous residents called on Michigan wildlife authorities to check reports of coyotes in the neighborhood, and Madison, Wisconsin, residents are concerned about coyotes after a series of attacks on pets. Massachusetts natives are trying to get a coyote baiting ordinance that allows hunters to bait, then shoot coyotes revoked. Overseas, the death toll to wildlife in Australia's bushfire disaster is highlighted in an article from Canada, followed by one about how a veterinarian from Tasmania is assisting wildlife. And finally, just in time for Valentine's Day, a Koala in Australia and coyotes in Texas find love.

Migratory Songbird Mystery Solved

DOW captures cougar kitten in Boulder

Mother mountain lion captured, reunited with kitten

Coyotes spotted in Norton Shores

Madison Residents Concerned About Coyote Attacks

UPDATE: North Sagamore residents claim baiting of coyotes is a menace

Wildfire animal toll high

Tas vet offers help to wildlife caught in bushfires

Koala Sam finds love on Valentine's Day after bushfires

Fret Not, Those Coyotes 'Round White Rock Lake Are Merely Looking for Love