WILDLIFE WATCHING -- The annual bald eagle gathering at Lake Coeur d'Alene continues to grow, with plenty of birds for viewing as "eagle ambassadors" gear up for the annual Eagle Watch Week activities during the holiday school break. Carrie Hugo, U.S. Bureau of Land Management…
USFWS again extends comment period on protection of wolverines A dispute on the reliability of conflicting research on wolverines was cited by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for its decision to extend by six months the public comment period on a proposal to put…
HUNTING -- The Idaho director for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition has pleaded guilty to charges of illegally killing and wasting elk, according to an Idaho State Journal report. Marv Hoyt is set to retire from his position at the end of this month following and…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- I received this photo from a reader in northeastern Washington. It's labeled simply, "Chewelah buck." Is it too big to be true?
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Yesterday, in the Idaho Fish and Game Department's 75th anniversary series of "reminders" on wildlife topics, I featured the first of a three-part post on migrations -- Part 1:Mammals. Today, we look at Part 2: Fish. Mammals do it. Birds and fish…
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