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Conservation Articles

Coues Deer Arizona photo by Darren Choate

Coues Whitetail Journal: A Win for Arizona

Arizona’s Big Game Super Raffle tags help raise money for wildlife and provide hunters a unique opportunity to chase big game.
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Officials Cautiously Optimstic About Spread of Silver Carp

Alabama wildlife officials are cautiously optimistic that invasive silver carp, which can wreak havoc on reservoir ecosystems, has not expanded its range in the state’s waterways.
Cottontail rabbit in sagebrush Utah DNR

Deadly Hemorrhagic Disease Confirmed in Wild Rabbits

A potentially devastating situation has been confirmed in multiple states with the discovery of viral Rabbit hemorrhagic disease, and a variant of the virus that causes it. The ramifications on wild populations of rabbits, along with predators that feed on them, could be huge.
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Officials: 5,000 Burmese Pythons Removed from Everglades

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the South Florida Water Management District have removed 5,000 invasive Burmese pythons from South Florida’s Everglades ecosystem.
Wyoming prairie dogs open land conservation photo by Clemons

President Trump Signs Great American Outdoors Act

President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law, which will help improve public lands and stabilize funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Atlantic brant waterfowl research

Multi-Year Research Study Into Atlantic Brant Migration, Breeding

The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and Canadian Wildlife Service are working on a multi-year, collaborative Atlantic brant migration and breeding ecology study.
Tracking Great Lakes fish with acoustic telemetry Michigan DNR

Tracking Great Lakes Fish with Acoustic Telemetry

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is using acoustic telemetry to track fish movements in the Great Lakes.
Federal Waterfowl Stamp 2020 2021 painted by Eddie Lee Roy

Op-Ed: Buying Duck Stamps Online for Hunting Season

Waterfowl hunting traditions include buying federal and state duck stamps each season. The process is now easier with online purchase opportunities.
Florida FWC lake vegetation

Florida Seeks Ideas for Aquatic Plant Management

Think you know about large-scale aquatic plant management better than the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission? Now's your chance to shine.
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Elk Poacher Loses Hunting Rights, Fined $53,000

A Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigation into illegal hunting reports over the course of several years led to a plea deal with a Texas man who paid fines in excess of $53,000 thanks to the persistence of wildlife officers.
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Op-Ed: Anti-Hunters Have No Common Sense

Once upon a time in America, common sense was, well, common. It is not so anymore.
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Safari Club International Works to Blunt UK Trophy Ban

The U.K.'s Minister of International Wildlife, Zac Goldsmith, has called for a full ban on importation of any hunting-related item including heads, skins or other body parts from around the world. Safari Club International is working to blunt the attempt to fast-track approval of this proposed ban.
Elk rescue Utah

Photo Essay: 16 Pics of Trophy Bull Rescued From Utah Bog

It’s a fact that hunters are the greatest conservationists on the planet, and as this series of photos shows, sportsmen will go to some extreme measures to help wildlife whenever possible.