Wolf quota could change in Montana after 9 shot near Yellowstone; Idaho reports 37 killsOctober 12th, 2009 Wolf quota eyed after 9 shot near YellowstoneBILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife officials in Montana will consider changes to the state's inaugural wolf hunt after nine of the predators were shot in just three weeks along the border of Yellowstone National Park.
Nepal river floods Uttar Pradesh wildlife parkOctober 10th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Excess water from Nepal's Sharda river has flooded large parts of the Dudhwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh and washed away a key pier of a 120-year-old bridge over the river, a senior wildlife official said Saturday. The bridge, that carried both rail and road traffic, was the sole connection between the park and the rest of Uttar Pradesh.
US firm to remove oil from sunken Mongolian shipOctober 9th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - US-based marine service firm Resolve Marine Group has won the bid to remove oil from a Mongolian vessel that sank off Paradip harbour in Orissa last month. "The Florida-based company, which has branches in Singapore, has been assigned to pump the oil out of the sunken ship," a release from the Paradip Port said Friday.
Myanmar's Hukuang reserve has less than 100 tigersOctober 7th, 2009 YANGON - Myanmar's 22,000 sq km vast Hukuang Tiger Reserve situated in the northern province of Kachin has now less than 100 tigers, a report said Wednesday. The fall in the tiger population was attributed to the killing of their preys for human consumption and trading as well as to the use of tiger bones and its other body parts for producing traditional medicines, a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) report said.
Authorities to check on dolphin hunting in BiharOctober 7th, 2009 PATNA - A day after the Ganga dolphin was declared a national aquatic animal, the state government has directed district officials to keep a close watch along the river-banks for the hunting and fishing of the marine mammals, officials said Wednesday. Patna district magistrate Jitendra Kumar Sinha said the district administration has asked the block development officers, circles officers and sub-divisional officers to keep a close watch on the hunting and fishing of river dolphins.
Biologists trying to determine what killed humpback whale found floating in Virginia riverSeptember 30th, 2009 Dead humpback whale found floating in Va. riverGLOUCESTER, Va.
Bids invited to remove oil from ship sunk off Orissa coastSeptember 24th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Paradip port authorities have invited bids from salvage firms to remove oil from a vessel that sank near the port in Orissa 15 days ago, official sources said Thursday. The oil poses a major threat to the coast if it leaks.
Wildlife body concerned over delay in oil removalSeptember 23rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A wildlife body expressed concern Wednesday over the delay in the removal of stored fuel oil by authorities from a vessel that sank off Orissa's Paradip port about 14 days ago. We are concerned over the inaction of the authorities in evacuating the stored fuel oil, Biswajit Mohanty, secretary of the wildlife society of Orissa, told IANS.
Vital wildlife corridor in Uttarakhand faces troubleSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A narrow patch of forest, critical for movement of tigers and elephants in Nainital district of Uttarakhand, has been blocked due to an infrastructure project resulting in a serious man-animal conflict, conservation organisations said here Friday. The narrow patch of forest across the Gola river near Lalkuan area is the only critical corridor for movement of tigers and elephants between Terai Central and Terai East forest divisions.
Sunken ship could threaten Olive Ridleys in OrissaSeptember 11th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The mass breeding of rare Olive Ridley turtles is likely to be hit due to the sinking of a cargo ship, carrying iron ore fines and oil, in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast two days ago, a marine expert warned Friday. The Mongolian vessel capsized in the harbour area of Paradip port, some 100 km from here, carrying about 25,000 tonnes of iron ore fines and 900 tonnes of oil.
Conservation programme launched for 70 critically endangered speciesAugust 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Zoo Authority has initiated a coordinated conservation breeding programme for 70 critically endangered species in Indian zoos, an official statement Saturday said. "The Central Zoo Authority has initiated a planned coordinated conservation breeding programme for critically endangered species in Indian zoos.
Wanted in Taiwan: Crab escortsJuly 18th, 2009 TAIPEI - A Taiwan park is seeking 30 volunteers to help escort land crabs on their journey to the sea during the breeding season, a newspaper said Saturday. Land crabs in the Kenting National Park, at the southern tip of Taiwan, live away from shore for most of the year.
Idaho Fish and Game plan to kill pelicans to boost fisheries runs into obstaclesJuly 2nd, 2009 Idaho F&G plan to kill pelicans hits obstaclesBOISE, Idaho — Federal officials have told the Idaho fish and game officials that their plan to halve the number of pelicans nesting in southern and eastern Idaho by 2013 to boost fisheries is an "eradication program" that needs more work. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission in May approved a five-year plan to kill and haze American white pelicans in southeastern Idaho to protect sport fish and Yellowstone cutthroat trout populations.
Judge tells Ore. woman who fed bears she has to stay away from her home for 3 yearsJune 26th, 2009 Ore. woman who fed bears ousted from houseNEWPORT, Ore. — Karen Noyes often fed the black bears that came to her home near the Oregon coast.
Maine town seeks way to get rid of dead cow stuck below river waterfallApril 21st, 2009 Police seek way to dispose of dead cow in riverRUMFORD, Maine — Rumford officials are trying to figure out what do with the bloated carcass of a cow that floated down the Androscoggin River and over a waterfall before landing on some rocks, where it has remained for nearly three weeks. Police Sgt. David Bean told the Sun Journal of Lewiston that the Hereford cow is in a seemingly unreachable position, lying in the middle of pile of rocks about 100 feet below the river bank.
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