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Our first item in wildlife news today is from Emily Loose, Director of Communications at The Wild Foundation and concerns the fate of elephants in Mali, Africa, faced with worsening drought conditions; nor will the National Zoo in Washington, DC, be decorating the panda nursery anytime soon, as it appears a previously-announced pregnancy was a false alarm. As the Western Black Bear Workshop in Reno kicks off, some detailed statistics about the 850,000 black bears across the US is provided. Wildlife authorities in Central Virginia are receiving plenty of calls about bears from residents as the weather continues to warm; and folks in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California and Nevada are wondering whether they will have problems with bears this summer. Alaskan law enforcement has lowered the boom on a retired school teacher who has been illegally feeding bears. Law enforcement officials in a Minnesota town provide tips to homeowners after coyote attacks in the area; meanwhile, Massachusetts residents have been given some pointers about coyotes and foxes; but it was a rough day for wildlife in New Brunswick, Canada. The gray wolf population in Wisconsin is up by 26%, but the bad news is that the state has had to pay out over $750,000 for livestock killed by wolves; and while gray wolves have been in the news quite a bit lately, red wolves, which have been extinct in the wilds of the Midwest for a quarter century, are making a comeback at a Chicago, Illinois, zoo. Next up: Bambi with an attitude, as an elderly woman in Bath, England, had a deer crash into her home; and a deer attacked several people in Virginia over the weekend. An Ohio man was severely punished for his deer hunting style; while a study from Ireland of fallow deer bucks revealed that calling for a mate can really take their breath (or at least their voice) away. A cougar apparently died in a traffic collision on Interstate 5 in Southern California; and Wyoming wildlife folks are on the lookout for a cougar spotted on the outskirts of a town there. A Wisconsin town that derives an estimated $1.2 million a year in tourist dollars due to eagles in the area is concerned about a drop in the raptor population. New Zealanders are debating the virtues and vices of using a controversial poison to eradicate wildlife that are carriers of bovine tuberculosis. A writer describes the positives and negatives of spring wildlife visitations in Michigan; and a North Carolina family's adventures with wildlife is told in the next item. Columbus, Georgia, has a new resident, and not everyone in the neighborhood is happy about it. A Texas wildlife rehabilitator shares her love of the much-maligned possum. And finally, contrary to popular opinion, some bankers do have a heart, as one in Spokane, Washington, demonstrated.
Worst Drought in 26 Years Threatens the Survival of the Last Desert Elephants in West Africa
No babies after all for National Zoo's panda house
Experts: Bear problems usually fault of people
Bear sightings near town
Weather key to summer Sierra bear problems
Alaskan officials charge 70-year-old in massive bear-feeding operation
Coyote Attacks Puppy in Eagan
From the Board of Health: Coyotes, Foxes and You
Moose, coyote killed by vehicles
Wisconsin wolf population surges
Zoo's red wolves to grow up in wild
Deer bursts though house window
Deer attacks 2 men, 7-year-old in Pulaski County
Hunting deer at night with a spotlight from a vehicle -- does the punishment fit the crime?
Fallow Deer Become Hoarse In The Hunt For A Mate
Sad. Mountain Lion Found Dead on the 5 Freeway
Mountain lion sighted on Riverton's north side
Where have all the eagles gone?
Turangi/Tongariro Battle Over 1080
Second wave of birds more reliable sign spring is here
Animal clamor
Raccoon invades midtown
A passion for possums
Banker Rescues Darling Ducklings
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