Conservation Articles

The groups said threats to wolves in Idaho and Montana have increased significantly as both states revised policies to aggressively reduce wolf numbers through sport hunting and killing wolves in hard-to-reach areas.

Theodore Roosevelt advocated “a happy mean” between hunting and preserving wildlife sanctuaries, foreshadowing today's debate on hunting that has become polarized as poaching and human encroachment have vastly reduced wildlife in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Missouri Department of Conservation uses the annual allotment for several programs, including elk restoration, deer collaring and an angler education program that provides free classes.

Groups like Ducks Unlimited and Pheasants Forever urged lawmakers to spend more money to support outdoor projects.

Shortening deer season and allowing crossbows for archery hunters among proposed Missouri hunting changes.

Missouri conservation officials are scaling back their recommendations for new regulations of deer farms and hunting preserves that were aimed at controlling disease but had prompted cost concerns.

To help restore lost pheasant habitat and prevent future losses, the group suggested South Dakota take eight steps.

Missouri officials are advancing tougher rules for deer breeders and hunting preserves, potentially stripping the conservation agency of power over captive deer.

Gregory Johnson was selected to lead Kentucky's wildlife agency in the aftermath of an ethics scandal involving its former commissioner.

Wildlife officials hope to finally release an endangered Florida panther that was rehabilitated after a car crash.

Missouri deer hunters remember days when they could pick and choose the deer they wanted to shoot. Now, they're lucky just to see deer. Any deer, let alone a big buck.