WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 041309

In wildlife news today, residents of a Central California community are getting warnings from wildlife officials about a cougar in the area; followed by a New York Times editorial that discusses the new Interior Secretary and the dilemma of the gray wolves he ultimately oversees. A commentary on the spring emergence of coyotes in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, follows; but the debate over what to do about problem coyotes is once again broached by a letter to the editor at an Ontario, Canada, paper. A look at the trapping industry is provided in the next item; followed by a couple of stories about rabid wildlife - one from Connecticut, the second from Texas. A crippled eagle suffering from lead poisoning (among other things) is recuperating at a wildlife shelter in Utah; and a new product removes skunk odor from your possessions, like furniture or carpet, but it looks like other methods will have to be tried on the pet that brought the smell into the house! In Minnesota, a family is beset by deer due to a river overflowing its banks; and a program in Saginaw, Michigan, aims to show a kinder, gentler way to obtain a rack of antlers. A New York State Department of Transportation official is questions in the next article about deer and clover on highway roundabouts; while tuberculosis has raised its ugly head in a herd of ungulates in Nebraska. Australia's government is once again considering culling the exploding kangaroo population in the capital of Canberra; but a kinder method of brushtail possum control has been developed at a Victoria, Australia, university and holds high hopes for alleviating the possum problem in New Zealand, where an estimated $110 million in losses are racked up each year by the furry interlopers. With an estimated $302 million having been contributed to the Victoria Bushfire Appeal, charities throughout Australia are seeing donations for their causes dry up, another casualty of the Black Saturday Bushfires; and as funding dries up, Australia's wildlife may have a very tough winter ahead. And finally, the corrections officer who took off in a wild pursuit of deer in Nebraska (himself being pursued by law enforcement officers) is free on bail.

Mountain Lion Reported Seen Near San Mateo Co. Park

Science, Mythology, Hatred, and the Fate of the Gray Wolf

Coyotes: Never out of sight - or mind

Remove The Coyotes

Trapping industry recovering from lean years

Enfield Raccoon Tests Positive For Rabies

Another rabid skunk confirmed in Arlington

Bald eagle recovering at shelter

Skunk Odor Wiped Out with Biocide Systems' Room Shocker

Deer dilemma: Impact of flood extends beyond people

Duo takes Deer by it's Antlers

Deer rolling in clover at Route 85 traffic roundabouts

Herd of elk, deer in NE Neb. positive for TB

Capital may take up arms against a kangaroo glut

Possum contraceptive developed

Financial crisis, bushfire appeal hits charities

Native wildlife needs Diamond Valley’s help

Man Who Chased Deer Released On Bond