Study: Hunters off hook for bison population crash
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Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.
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Los Angeles Times - POMEROY BASIN, Wyo. &#8212; Alejandro Sarete is up before dawn, slipping into the windswept darkness looking for wolves or coyotes prowling among his flock.
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North American wildlife species  ranging from butterflies to red fox are scrambling to adapt to  Earth's rising temperatures and may not survive, according to a  study released on Monday.
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A sharp rise in poaching is placing some rhino populations at risk of extinction, a report says.
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A university study shows the population of a tiny endangered owl in northern Mexico has declined by an estimated 26 percent over the last seven years, a finding that environmentalists said bolsters their arguments for greater protection for the bird in Arizona.
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Some might think fewer rodents would be a good thing, but scientists are concerned about the dwindling populations of two small fury creatures on New Mexico's list of endangered mammals.
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Rural roads are being traveled by more and more people, leading to an increase in fatal wildlife-related crashes.
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Aerial hunters have claimed the first wolf kills of the season as Alaska officials renew predator-control efforts to boost moose and caribou populations.
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New evidence casts doubt on the popular theory that sabre-toothed cats and mammoths were driven to extinction in North America by human hunting.
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When 100 farm-raised elk fled his private hunting reserve through a bear-dug hole under the fence, owner Rex Rammell &#151; a man with a long history of locking antlers with the state &#151; didn't realize he'd wind up in the governor's crosshairs.
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A five-year survey of outdoor recreation finds a sharp drop in the number of Americans who cast a rod and reelâand a lesser decline in hunting. But that doesnât mean weâre spending less time with animals in nature.
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Population sprawl is not only affecting wildlife habitat, but also drastically reducing opportunities to fish and hunt.
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LEDUC, Alberta -- After losing money for 18 months because of mad cow restrictions, Ed Wedman is advertising for hunters willing to pay $500 ($420 in US dollars) to shoot a Holstein steer and take the meat.
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More than 30% of North America's bird populations are in "significant decline" according to conservationists.
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By Mark Taylor, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 13--A few months ago a friend who lives in Montana dangled a tempting carrot in front of me.   He invited me to join him in September on a backcountry bow hunt for elk in Western Montana.
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US scientists have pinpointed a new set of predators responsible for dwindling fish stocks - people who fish for fun. They report online in the journal Science today that recreational fishermen catch almost
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By Michael Babcock Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune  GREAT FALLS, Mont.  -- A 10-year-study of mountain lions by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is winding down, and researchers are almost gleeful with what they believe will be the results.