Predator Management Articles

Australia wildlife officials are working hard to eradicate populations of feral pigs, wild buffalos and wild horses from a World Heritage Site National Park.

Montana wildlife officials euthanized a mountain lion wandering in a neighborhood and showing abnormal behavior.

The Iowa DNR and Legislature changed rules to allow hunters, trappers and landowners to pursue raccoons year-round, with some restrictions.

Idaho wildlife agency’s plan involves management in balance with other big game, specifically elk, while minimizing livestock conflicts.

A young boar believed to have been seen for a couple of years was captured and tagged in the undeveloped Santa Monica Mountains.

Continued trapping efforts in the southern Ozark Region proves to be effective for helping to control this invasive species.

Wildlife officials say bruins are moving around, but food and habitat for hibernation will be critical to establish new territories.

Hunters and trappers take advantage of a limited season as a research project gets under way for feline predators.

Rocky Mountain state wolf management has shown itself to be based in large measure on politics, not science.

Wyoming’s Gray Wolf Management Plan has helped the state achieve a “recovered, stable and appropriate population objective.”

Federal officials are conducting a 12-month review of two petitions that could result in the bears’ removal from the Endangered Species List.

Iowa coyote hunters kill an adult female mountain lion known to state wildlife officials.

Tests confirmed that a New York hunter killed a wolf in 2021, state officials said, the third one killed in the past 25 years.

A highway mishap literally turns Wolf Creek Pass in Colorado into a zoo.

Hunters in the Mountain State faced a bumper mast crop that decreased bear movement.

Caring for your fur — and ensuring top dollar from the fur buyer — begins in the field immediately following a successful hunt.

Man arrested, bear cubs returned to the wild.

Montana game officials stop grizzly bear stock-killing spree.

A California judge reverses 2020 federal delisting — putting a strangle hold on states dealing with escalating gray wolf populations.

Public asked to weigh-in on the future of the gray wolf in the Wolverine State.

The largest bobcat the author ever called up was taken in Colorado a few days after the big-game season was over when he spotted ravens and magpies flitting around a brushy section of creek-bottom a half-mile off a main road. Here's how to cash in on late-season predators.

Black bears from the neighboring states of Minnesota and Wisconsin are spilling into northeast Iowa — maybe to stay.

In an ongoing effort to increase waterfowl recruitment, Delta Waterfowl’s professional trappers recently initiated the strategic removal of top nest predators across 26 sites in North Dakota and Manitoba.

Despite an increased effort to mitigate the impact of feral hogs in Alabama, the hog population shows no indication of decline.

The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department is beginning to develop a new plan for managing mountain lions in the state. The current plan is about 20 years old, and officials hope to have a new plan ready by the end of this year.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is inviting public feedback on an updated plan for managing the state's gray wolves.