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• 2 more Yosemite visitors have mouse-borne virus

  August 30, 2012 FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Two more Yosemite National Park visitors have been found with a mouse-borne virus blamed for the deaths of two people, bringing the total number of infections …

• Yosemite shuts cabins at center of rodent probe

  August 30, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — More than 90 cabins in Yosemite National Park are closed indefinitely after the site was found to be at the center of a mouse-borne virus that …

• CDC: West Nile cases rise 40 percent in 1 week

  August 29, 2012 in Health West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and may rival the record years of 2002 and 2003, federal health officials said Wednesday. So far this year, …

• AP NewsAlert

  August 28, 2012 in Health FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Yosemite officials tell 1,700 past visitors they may have been exposed to rodent-borne disease. 1

• Groups write governor to protest killing wolves

  August 25, 2012 in Outdoors, Region on Page B1 Seven pro-wolf groups have asked Gov. Chris Gregoire and other state officials to end efforts to kill some of the wolves involved with cattle attacks in northern Stevens County. In … 5

• Landers: TV show tackles contentious wolf hunting issue

  August 9, 2012 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Washington leaped this week to a contentious milestone in the early stages of its modern wolf management era. The state Fish and Wildlife Department has killed the first gray wolf … 1

• Agency considers wolf action

  August 7, 2012 in Outdoors on Page A6 A calf injured in a wolf attack in northern Stevens County – the fourth wounded or killed in one cattle herd in four weeks – has left the Washington Fish … 16

• Scientist’s family slams elk group for wolf stance

  July 22, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 MISSOULA – The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has removed all references to its Olaus Murie conservation award after the researcher’s family objected to the group’s policy on wolves. In a … 1

• Landers: Wolf issues come home to Washington

  July 19, 2012 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Washington is no longer on the sidelines watching Idaho and Montana cope with the explosive revival of a formerly extirpated predator. Gray wolves are commanding more attention from courtrooms to … 4

• Wildlife officials implore public to resist ‘rescuing’ wild babies

  June 20, 2012 in Outdoors on Page A5 Baby snatchers are at it again, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. Despite annual spring pleas by fish and wildlife agencies throughout the Inland Northwest, the public has a weak spot …

• Wild mallards teach lessons at Ferris High School courtyard

  June 17, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Students are gone for summer vacation, but school’s still in session for the ducks at Ferris High School. For seven years, mallards have homed in on the two small ponds … 1

• Field reports: Auction to feature antlers seized from poachers

  June 3, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 POACHING – Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife is giving people a chance to get a nice rack, even if they’re not hunters. Nearly 1,000 antlers seized from poachers over …

• Wildlife Services’ deadly force brings environmental problems

  May 27, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Like the prow of a ship, the Granite Mountains rise sharply from the creamy-white playa of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Here, in rugged terrain owned by the American … 2

• Washington fish farm kills stock after virus found

  May 26, 2012 in Outdoors, Region A deadly fish virus has been detected in Washington state waters for the first time, forcing a fish farm to kill its entire stock of Atlantic salmon. 1

• Grizzly sow and cub found dead in North Idaho

  May 22, 2012 in Idaho, News, Outdoors, Region SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A $10,000 reward is being offered for information about who shot a grizzly bear and her nursing cub in northern Idaho. 14

• Field reports: June fishing clinic geared to adults

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 FISHING – Sign-ups are under way for 30 openings in a two-session basic fishing clinic for adults who haven’t been introduced to the sport. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Department …

• Out & About: Group working to translate fishing rules into Russian

  May 13, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTDO – A group of anglers is trying to get Spokane River anglers speaking the same language on fishing restrictions to protect struggling native redband trout. The group has worked … 7

• Field reports: New website details potential wildlife lands

  May 6, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 PUBLIC LAND – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife unveiled a website, wdfw.wa.gov/lands/acquisitions, this week detailing a wish list of properties the state may buy for fish and wildlife …

• Landers: Coyotes aren’t the main issue

  May 3, 2012 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 Coyotes defending their pups on the bluff below High Drive last week – sending a few dogs to the vet for stitches – created a minor stink on the South … 13

• Out & About: Timelybriefs on fishing, hunting, nature

  April 29, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 CdA ranks 9th in U.S. for bass OUTSTANDING – Bass fishing at Lake Coeur d’Alene is getting national attention this week as the North Idaho lake was listed No. 9 …

• Paddling, biking, fishing in Alaska has couple wanting more

  April 22, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Time is the issue that keeps most outdoor vacations from blooming into full-fledged adventures, especially in Alaska. How could any vacationer from Spokane do justice to a place that large?

• Average Joe offers tips on bagging gobbler

  April 1, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Even though wild turkeys parade down some Spokane streets and poop on the decks of suburban homes, a spring gobbler is a wily and thrilling challenge to hunt. I don’t …

• Field reports: Hundreds of bald eagles wintered in Oregon

  April 1, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 WILDLIFE – The Oregon Wildlife Commission took bald eagles off the state endangered species list recently, five years after the big birds were removed from the federal list. In 1963, …

• Expert details benefits of bear spray in trailer at Big Horn Show

    March 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 Hike in groups in bear country. Keep food and trash away from bears.

• Montana bears lured into trouble

  March 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C13 Bears kept Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks managers busy last year, partly because rural residents weren’t up to speed on living with the increased number of grizzlies in the region. …

• Big-game mounts rekindle memories

  March 11, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 Jim Nelson, 79, was there in the beginning – when the Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show got its start 52 years ago as a simple gathering of the region’s sportsmen …

• Big Horn Show is a wild time

  March 11, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Think of the 52nd annual Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show as an Inland Northwest search engine for wildlife-related outdoor pursuits. Experts in fishing, hunting, rafting, wildlife, taxidermy, boats and other …

• Birds soon to be looking for cavity nesting sites

  March 4, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 The past week of snow and frigid weather has been but a minor setback. Bird migrations will be getting into full swing through the Inland Northwest this month as sure …

• Field reports: Colville withdraws OHV travel plan

  February 26, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 PUBLIC LANDS – Colville National Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West has withdrawn the South End Motor Vehicle Project enacted in November after years of planning to guide off-highway vehicle use. …

• Aerial gunners kill 14 wolves in North Idaho

  February 23, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors Federal wildlife agents shot and killed 14 wolves from helicopters in Idaho’s remote Lolo Zone earlier this month. 34

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