WILDLIFE NEWS OF THE DAY - 071709

First up in wildlife news today, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officers were forced to shoot a nesting pair of broad-winged hawks which repeatedly attacked people nearing their nest, after attempts to capture them failed; and the next article, from West Virginia, emphasizes the importance of keeping pets current on their rabies shots. A hunter discusses the purpose for hunting in Utah; but obviously not everyone feels that way, as one member of the Conservation Commission's Deer Management Subcommittee of a Connecticut community found out when she felt threatened by an animal rights group opposed to culling deer. New York homeowners are faced with a family of skunks and no help from the authorities in removing them; but local Canadian officials are offering free traps to residents of a Manitoba community that has an overabundance of skunks due to flooding. A Utah resident recalls her memories of seeing bears and some basic rules for visits to bear habitats; but a campground in Arizona suffered a fate similar to one at Forest Falls, California, earlier this week: closure due to bear activity. The island of Borneo will be the site of a new preserve for endangered Sun Bears, housing over 40 of these rare animals. A study from Montana State University may bode ill for grey wolves, as it points out that elk in the area are being seriously impacted by the growing wolf population. It took a combined effort by Sammamish, Washington, city workers and firefighters to get a pair of coyote pups who had gotten stuck in a storm drain out of trouble; but the next two articles show that an abundance of coyotes has residents of two Massachusetts communities (Salem and Andover) living in fear for their pets. A camper in Wyoming had to defend himself from a cougar attack with a chainsaw; while the next article asks the question: Is there really a cougar in Maine? US Postal Service carriers are used to fending off pesky dogs, but one in Montana had a brief encounter with a feline that was a bit bigger! A Washington state zoo is now home to a pair of endangered Bengal tiger cubs, one of which is royal white. And finally, a flotilla of 'carnivorous calamari' has descended on the Southern California coast, making life miserable for swimmers and surfers.

DNR kills hawks that had plagued residents

Pet owners choose to euthanize after bouts with rabid animals

Deer hunters serve purpose

Deer management subcommittee members feeling threatened

Skunks Present A Smelly Problem

New residents stink up Montcalm

Bear memories

Black bear activity forces campground closure

Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Centre To Be Built In Sepilok

MSU study: Wolves affecting Yellowstone elk

Wildlife rescue - city workers free trapped coyote from storm water drain

Coyotes plaguing city neighborhood

Police warn residents to keep an eye out for coyotes, protect pets

Man uses chain saw in Wyo. mountain lion attack

Mountain lion still a mythical creature in area

Mail carrier on route east of Crookston says mountain lion ran across road

Brother Bengal tiger cubs now call Cougar Mtn. Zoo home

Heads Up! Flying Jumbo Squid by the Thousands