WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 042309

A hawk crippled in an accident is ready to take to the air after a stint in a Pennsylvania wildlife rehab center as Wildlife News Of The Day gets underway. A proposal for volunteers to keep track of the whereabouts of coyotes in Orange County, California, is outlined next; followed by an article about a wildlife biologist's attempts to allay the fears of residents of Madison, Wisconsin, as more coyote sightings are reported. In a New York community where more than one coyote attack was reported, wildlife officials are conducting a meeting to discuss the issue; while an article from Massachusetts discusses the impact of urban development on coyotes. Residents of a New Mexico community had an unexpected feline visit; but wildlife officials in Oregon are debating the wisdom of euthanizing a cougar seen three times in a Corvallis neighborhood; amid reports of a cougar seen near the San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge in California. In the UK, a rare albino deer (not to be confused with white deer, which are more prevalent) was freed from a rope entanglement; and deer hunting enters the 21st century, as a web-based program in Ohio matches up deer hunters with property owners. A Georgia deer farmer who allowed deer hunting on his property, which is illegal in that state, faces a hefty fine and possible confiscation of his herd; a planned housing development in Vermont stirred up a debate; and Wisconsin hunters gathered to discuss the 'Earn-A-Buck' program, among other things. An article from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, provides pointers on how to raccoon-proof a home, important info as raccoons start looking for places to start their families; but the woodrat population in New York State is in peril due to its practice of caprophagy of raccoon feces. A desalination plant project is being evaluated for environmental impact, particularly in regards to wildlife, in West Australia; while All Species Kinship of Battle Creek, Michigan, offers some tips for cohabitating with wildlife. Wichita County, Texas, has already had a year for the record books in regards to rabid wildlife. Residents of Connecticut are reminded about the spring bear incursions in that state; but a black bear in Washington State has chosen a very noisy habitation - right in the middle of a freeway! In a bizarre incident, a pregnant woman who was being pursued by a bear was struck by a car in Colorado; and a bear with a sweet tooth was photographed prowling around bee hives in a Massachusetts neighborhood. And finally, onlookers got quite a show in Wisconsin as a bear hanged twenty on Lake Superior (reading the article to the accompaniment of the Beach Boys 'Surfin' USA' is optional)!

Hawk Rescued By PennDOT Workers Flies Again

Map: Help track coyotes in O.C. neighborhoods

Experts: Coyotes a small threat

NORTH TONAWANDA: Coyote awareness event scheduled

Development makes coyote encounters more common

Cougar startles Eldorado residents

'For every cougar you see, a thousand have already seen you'

Resident reports mountain lion sighting near Woodside

Deer Me! Rescuers Free Trapped Rare Albino

Outdoor Notes: Web-based program seeks input of deer hunters

Deer farm owner fined $70,000

Deciding between deer and humans

Board OKs suspension of buck rule

Raccoons looking for new homes

How we killed off the woodrat

Birds, possums and whales pose final hurdle to Binningup desal plant

Wildlife concern? Learn valuable tips to common wildlife issues

Tenth Rabid Skunk Found in Wichita County

DEP: It's Time to Prepare for Bears

Black bear living on I-5 median

Chased by bear, pregnant woman hit by car

Busted! Bear snapped red-pawed at beehives

Bear puts on perilous surfing show on Lake Superior ice floe