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Bear spotted foraging in Rumford Residents of at least two Maine communities have reported seeing bears foraging for food in residential neighborhoods.
New Mexico seeks court ruling on hunting license quotas BARRY MASSEY | Associated Press The state wants the U.S. District Court to lift an injunction in place since 1977, when the court determined that New Mexico discriminated against out-of-state hunters by limiting licenses.
Shenandoah park seeks to stop deer disease spread Park officials also plan to increase surveillance and detection of the disease, which affects the brains and nervous systems of deer, elk and moose.
May 31 is Wyoming's online hunting application deadline The game department encourages hunters to apply online, saying that the process is more accurate and that applications can be processed faster and with less effort.
Bear in LA-area suburbia scares swimmers, schools A bear that wandered down from the mountains and into suburban backyards north of Los Angeles had swimmers scrambling from a backyard pool and brought the lockdown of two schools before it was tranquilized.
South Dakota big game policy group to hold 3 public meetings Gov. Dennis Daugaard called for an independent review of the state's policies amid growing complaints from hunters about declines in the Black Hills elk and deer populations.
Vermont drivers warned about moose 98 moose were hit on Vermont roads in 2012. Officials say more moose are hit by vehicles in the spring than any other time of year.
PEER renews debate over Miss. deer enclosures JACK ELLIOTT JR. | Associated Press The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks has regulated private enclosures since 2008, sparking a debate that has raged off and on ever since.
Iowa officials seek comment on hunting, trapping changes The changes range from adding more counties to the list of open areas for bobcats and reducing the quota of paid antlerless deer licenses.
Aggressive Alaskan bear tests negative for rabies A grizzly attacked a telephone pole and a moving pickup before bruising 48-year-old bird watcher.
New US interior secretary tours Florida's Everglades JENNIFER KAY | Associated Press Congress approved a sweeping Everglades plan in 2000, but major components such as an $81 million bridge have languished.
2nd diseased-deer zone created in Pennsylvania The state's second Disease Management Area includes about 900 square miles in parts of Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon counties in west-central Pennsylvania.
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Montana begins study of declining moose population Officials have fitted 36 radio collars on moose in areas near the Big Hole, the Cabinet Mountains and the Rocky Mountain Front.
Vermont police search for moose leads to pot plants Vermont police searching for a wayward moose in Burlington ended up stumbling across a marijuana-growing operation and made an arrest.
Nebraska program schedules women's archery classes The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has scheduled women's archery classes for May at Platte River State Park.
New York spring turkey season set to start State conservation authorities say the birds will be fair game everywhere but in New York City and Long Island.
Arizona campers briefed about bear safety Visitors to campgrounds in the Payson area are being briefed about bear safety following a few attacks last year in the high country.
Hungry bear grabs donkey in Outagamie County A 300-pound black bear in search of food recently targeted a donkey in Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
Scientists looking for newborn deer in Bloomington CAROL KUGLER | The Herald Times A three-year research project is underway to study the white-tailed deer population in Bloomington and the deer in nearby Morgan-Monroe State Forest.

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