WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 061809

A couple of marine mammal stories lead off Wildlife News Of The Day today: falling demand on seal products seems to be impacting Canada's state-sanctioned seal hunt; and, in a direct challenge to Japan's predatory whaling 'research' project, Australia and New Zealand have teamed up to do a non-lethal study of whales in the Antarctic. Animal rights groups protested an expanded elephant exhibit at San Diego Zoo in California. In an effort to prevent the spread of brucellosis to domestic herds, four bison bulls were shot by wildlife officials in Montana. A dissertation on wildlife in the US is given by noted wildlife journal... Popular Mechanics?!? A comprehensive study of the ubiquitous deer mouse in Missouri is offered next. Hailed as a success story, Peregrine Falcons, once numbering only about 650 mating pairs, have rebounded to 2,000 - 3,000 mating pairs, allowing Florida to take them off the endangered species list. The in-depth interview with a courageous Mom who battled a cougar that attacked her 3-year-old in British Columbia is next up. A deer born with six legs died after surgery in Georgia to remove the two extra legs; and a motorcyclist was seriously injured when he collided with a deer in Ohio. After a heated debate over deer population control in Kansas City, Missouri, a deer hunt has been authorized. Residents of Colorado Springs have been advised to stay indoors as authorities search for a couple of bears in the area. Frequently sighted over the past week, a bear turned up for a photo op in Warren County, Ohio; while questions swirl around the mysterious death of a black bear captured in Rochester, New York, yesterday. There have been a couple of bear sightings in Georgia, as the next two articles show. What was thought to be a crime scene in Pennsylvania turns out to have just been the remains of a bear, not a human. Some pointers on co-existing with coyotes is provided in an article from Massachusetts; but a rabid coyote picked the wrong guys to accost in Milwaukee, causing police to shoot it. A rabid skunk discovered in Groton, Connecticut, has prompted warnings from officials about approaching wildlife. A Tennessee coach got into an altercation with a raccoon on the back deck of her house. And finally, the next time you go to use your toilet, make sure the space isn't already occupied, as a Brisbane, Australia, man found!

Canadian seal hunt experiences drop in catches

Australia, NZ to study Antarctic whales

Animal activists decry expanded elephant displays

4 Yellowstone bison killed under disease policy

Bears and Other Predators Invade U.S. Neighborhoods

Deer mouse: Popular prey breeds like rabbits

Peregrine Falcons Taken Off Florida's Endangered Species List

Cougar attack mom: 'He had her skull between his paws'

Six-legged deer dies after surgery

Motorcyclist injured after hitting deer in Preble

Johnson County to use sharpshooters, bow hunters to kill deer in park

Mother bear and baby cub spotted in Colorado Springs neighborhood

Another bear sighting - in Warren County

Questions Remain after Bear's Death

Late night bear sighting reported

Troup County Family Spots Bear

Bones found in Pa. woods turn out to be bear's

A coyote and you: What to do?

Milwaukee police shoot, kill coyote along lakefront

Rabid skunk found in Groton

Summitt hurt in raccoon brawl

From s-bend to YouTube: a possum's tale