WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 062009

Fearing a toxin in the area, a farmer in Alberta, Canada, has asked authorities to investigate a variety of dead wildlife on his property, our first wildlife story today. A writer from Wisconsin chronicles the wildlife in that part of the country; and a snapshot of wildlife in Nova Scotia, Canada, particularly bears, is provided by the next item. As the black bear population in New Jersey reaches record levels, sightings are becoming more frequent; while a young black bear was spotted in parts of Durango, Colorado. A Virginia community was visited by a bear, who was herded by police to a remote part of town; but authorities in Utah shut down camps after reports of a bear in the area. The debate over what is killing livestock in Ontario, Canada, is captured in the next item; followed by a story that espouses one possible reason for this week's cougar attack in British Columbia: housing developments in the area. An orphaned cougar cub found in an Oregon forest has a new lease on life after transfer to a Wisconsin zoo; and an update on two orphaned cougar cubs at the Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue shelter follows. Some high school girls got a shock when they found a dead deer in the girls bathroom! The editor of an Astoria, Oregon, paper reflects on coyote behavior; even as residents of a Florida community have been advised to hire a trapper after repeated coyote attacks on pets. Development is once again blamed for increased coyote sightings in one Alberta, Canada, community; but, over the protests of animal rights activists, Colorado Springs, Colorado, is considering issuing permits to residents to shoot nuisance coyotes. Patients and staff at a New Jersey hospital are enjoying the company of a raptor named 'Reggie'; while ornithologists in Louisiana are excited about the discovery of the first nest with young of a Swainson's hawk in that state. And finally, here's a headline from Australia that most will find counter-intuitive: 'Firefighters rescue bird from tree'?!?

Central Alberta farmers want answers on how deer and moose died

Wisconsin Woodsmoke: Summer officially arrives with solstice on Sunday

Black bear sightings are on the rise, says DNR official

Black bear sightings continue to rise in NJ

Young bear seen near downtown park

Bear herded away from Ashland homes

Bear sightings close camps

Farmer fears cougar killing his livestock

Mother of cougar victim blames urban sprawl

Orphaned cougar cub joins NEW Zoo

Petaluma cougar cubs redeem their image

Police say senior prank behind dead deer found in Morris Knolls High School bathroom

Our editor confronts an uncouth coyote

Coyote Picks Off Windermere Residents' Pets

Bunny boom brings coyote invasion

City Council To Discuss Permits To Shoot/Kill Coyotes

Hospital patients, staff enjoy hawk's company

Swainson's hawk, a western raptor, breeding in La.

Firefighters rescue bird from tree