WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 041409

In wildlife news today, activists handed Interior Secretary Salazar a stack of petitions in a push to reverse Bush administration policies; but military authorities are warning families on Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska about bear incursions as they wake from hibernation. Michigan's bear hunting is discussed, along with info about bear population projections in that state; and the controversy over hunters using bear spray to defend themselves from grizzlies in Montana is discussed in the next item. The plight of the endangered sun bear of Borneo is highlighted; followed by one about a wildlife organization in southern Michigan that delves into the details of wildlife care as the spring baby boom takes off. Three residents of Charlotte, South Carolina, learned the hard way to vaccinate pets after their encounter with a rabid dog. A wildlife biologist in Virginia put on an informative program titled "Panthers in the Southern Appalachian", in a state where cougars are not supposed to exist; something police from Chicago might want to attend after the sighting of a cougar in the suburbs of that metropolis. Farmers in New Zealand are advocating continuation of the possum cull around Wellington; and the Quality Deer Management Association is highlighted in an article from ESPN. A young bald eagle was released after rehabilitation in New York State; and a rehabilitated red-tailed hawk will be released on Earth Day in Ohio. It seems the US government can't win: after being sued by environmental and animal rights groups fighting to prevent gray wolves from being delisted from the Endangered Species Act, they're now being sued by a coalition of hunters and business interests who DO want the gray wolves delisted (allowing wolves to be hunted again)! The Colorado Division of Wildlife has had a busy time lately: in the first article, it offers up a caution to homeowners about the incursions of coyotes into neighborhoods; in the second, it addresses the concerns of a llama owner about what attacked his animal. A coyote prowling an Ontario, Canada, neighborhood gave residents something to worry about; but the Canadian coyote who has been eluding animal control in Toronto, Ontario, has been spotted again; while the Toronto chapter of the Humane Society is upset with the means being used to catch the elusive beast. And finally, in a turnabout, an Ottawa, Canada, resident was treed by a coyote!

Center for Biological Diversity Delivers 52,000 Petitions...

A Fed Bear is a Dead Bear

State changes bear hunting rules, reduces licenses

Saving grizzly bears vs. hunter safety

Environmentalists Increase Efforts to Save Borneo's Sun Bears

Keeping wildlife wild and safe

South Carolina Residents Advised To Vaccinate Pets

Professor talks about cougars in area

West Suburban Cops on Lookout for Cougars

Farmers back continued possum control

Working for whitetails

An eagle's flight to freedom

Red-tailed hawk to be released

Coalition sues to delist wolves

Coyote Warning: More Likely To Target Your Home

Silt llama owner still looking for answers

Boy encounters coyote in Point Edward

Coyote returns to yard where dog killed

Humane Society protests use of snares to catch Beaches coyote

Coyote chases dog owner up tree