WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 040309

An Indiana Humane Society branch is thankful for the actions of a kennel dog there who chased off robbers, but their guardian still ended up getting a bath after running into a skunk! Rabid wildlife in northern Virginia have homeowners on edge after a couple of recent attacks; and Wheeling, West Virginia, reported their first rabies case since 2007. In Wisconsin, a wily cougar has been evading wildlife biologists who want to collar it to learn more about the cat population there; and a Michigan man recounts changes in the woods where he lives. Arizona Game and Fish officials are warning people about a cougar in a county park; while a farmer in Arkansas is fed up with apparent cougar attacks on his cattle; and DFW officers in a town in Washington state may have a cougar in the neighborhood. An Alaskan black bear is evidently beating the garbage trucks to people's trash; drivers in Wisconsin saw an unusual sight on the way to work - a 300 lb black bear; but a Massachusetts couple had an unwelcome visitor help itself to their bird seed stockpile. A columnist from Minnesota decries that state's lack of restrictions on hunters amid a dwindling deer population. An Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife wolf expert will be speaking about his favorite subject towards the end of the month; while in New Mexico, a judge ruled in favor of conservationists in regards to gray wolf depredation. A trio of stories from the BBC and Associated Press in the next article: two stories deal with tigers in Sumatra, the third with the urban coyote issue in the US. Coyotes are in the news in an Ohio suburb. And in a sign of our troubled financial times, a bald eagle foundation in Tennessee was victimized by a sleazy financial advisor. Raccoons, often seen as pests, get to show off their more endearing qualities in a series of videos associated with the next item from Illinois. And finally, we've all heard about deer being hit by cars and trucks - but a Coast Guard icebreaker?

Dog hailed a hero after thieves burglarize Humane Society

Several Rabid Animal Attacks Prompt Warnings

Rabies Case In County

Cougar continues to elude DNR biologists

Cougar tracks at Hungarian Falls?

Mountain lion spotted near Fort Tuthill

Mountain lion blamed for loss of Yell Co. calves

Possible Cougar Attack Reported In Quilcene

Anchorage black bear stirs up trouble

Another Black Bear spotted near La Crosse

Hungry black bear breaks in and helps himself

Dennis Anderson: Deer managers can't see the light

Zoo hosts lecture on return of wolves to northeastern Oregon

Judge sides with environmentalists in wolf case

Tiger attacks trigger expert plea/Urban coyote attacks on rise

Coyote Caught On Tape In Suburban Neighborhood

Eagle foundation victim of possible Ponzi scheme

Raccoons doing things outside of trash cans

Deer narrowly escapes collision with Mac