Alaska photographer charged with bear-baiting while shooting pictures for History Channel showOctober 9th, 2009 Alaska photographer charged with bear-baitingANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska wildlife photographer pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of baiting bears without a permit. Jim Oltersdorf is accused of hanging bait over a scale to draw bears to weigh in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
Black bear attacks man in his Colorado home; latest in string of bear run-ins in AspenSeptember 11th, 2009 Bear attacks Colorado man inside his homeASPEN, Colo. — A man was attacked by a large black bear in his Aspen home in the latest in a string of violent encounters with the animals this summer in the mountain community.
Feds offer reward for information about large Montana grizzly illegally shot and killedAugust 23rd, 2009 Reward offered for information about dead grizzlyGREAT FALLS, Mont. — The U.S.
Shooting death of large grizzly bear in Montana investigated by federal, state authoritiesAugust 20th, 2009 Shooting death of grizzly investigated in MontanaGREAT FALLS, Mont. — One of Montana's biggest grizzly bears, a male that stood more than 7 1/2 feet tall and was informally known as "Maximus," has been found shot to death, and state and federal wildlife officials are investigating why.
A look at the 29 species the US Fish and Wildlife Service says may need federal protectionAugust 18th, 2009 29 species tagged for possible federal protectionThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says 29 species may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act:
PLANTS:
—Yellowstone Sand Verbena in Wyoming
—Ross' bentgrass in Wyoming
—Hamilton milkvetch in Colorado and Utah
—Isely milkvetch in Utah
—Skiff milkvetch in Colorado
—Precocious milkvetch in Wyoming
—Cisco milkvetch in Utah
—Schmoll milkvetch in Colorado
—Fremont County rockcress in Wyoming
—Boat-shaped bugseed in Colorado
—Pine springs cryptantha in Arizona, Utah
—Weber whitlowgrass in Colorado
—Brandegee's wild buckwheat in Colorado
—Frisco buckwheat in Utah
—Ostler's peppergrass in Utah
—Lesquerella navajoensis in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah
—Flowers pentemon in Utah
—Gibben's beardtongue in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
—Pale blue-eyed grass in North Dakota, Oregon, Washington
—Frisco clover in Utah
MOLLUSKS:
—Frigid ambersnail in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
—Bearmouth mountainsnail in Montana
—Byrne Resort mountainsnail in Montana
—Longitudinal gland pyrg in Nevada, Utah
—Hamlin Valley pyrg in Utah
—Sub-globose snake pyrg in Utah
INSECTS:
—Platte River caddis fly in Nebraska
—Meltwater lednian stonefly in Montana
FISH:
—Northern leatherside chub in Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming
Bear forces way into Aspen home, attacks woman; could have been involved other break-insAugust 18th, 2009 Bear breaks into Colorado home, attacks womanDENVER — Wildlife officers are looking for a bear that forced its way into a home and attacked the homeowner, and may have been behind other break-ins in the Aspen area this summer. The unidentified woman suffered deep scratches to her back and chest when the bear struck at her late Monday but she didn't have to be hospitalized, said Randy Hampton, spokesman for the Colorado Division of Wildlife.
Autopsy confirms bear killed Colo. woman who had been warned not to feed themAugust 11th, 2009 Autopsy shows bear killed woman who fed animalsDENVER — A 74-year-old woman who was known for leaving food outside her home for bears — despite several warnings that it was illegal and dangerous to do so — was killed by one of the animals, an autopsy confirmed. Donna Munson's body had been partially eaten by a bear or bears when it was found outside her home in Ouray County, in southwestern Colorado, on Friday, but Colorado Division of Wildlife officials couldn't immediately confirm what caused her death.
Autopsy confirms bear killed Colorado woman who had been warned not to feed the animalsAugust 11th, 2009 Autopsy shows bear killed CO woman who fed animalsDENVER — An autopsy has confirmed that a bear killed a 74-year-old southwestern Colorado woman known for leaving food outside her home, despite wildlife officers' repeated warnings not to. The body of Donna Munson of Ouray (yoo-ray) County had been partially eaten by a bear or bears when it was found outside her home Friday.
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.
Vegetation in Sierra blooms after wet June, helps distract food-seeking bears from humansJune 22nd, 2009 Wet weather in Sierra eases human-bear conflictsRENO, Nev. — Wet weather in June has spurred a bumper crop of berries and other vegetation favored by bears, leading to a decrease in bear interactions with humans in the Sierra, wildlife biologists said.
A collapsed moose, 2 damaged cars and questions over who should foot the bill in UtahJune 19th, 2009 Loose moose: Who pays for wildlife damages?PROVO, Utah — Two Utah students feel goosed by a moose on the loose. Their cars were parked on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo when a young bull moose showed up June 4.
People encountering more bears, some of them brazen, as populations rise in eastern USJune 13th, 2009 The Three Bears? Try 163,000 ... and countingHARLAN, Ky.
Adorable and multiplying, black bears starting to invade roads and citiesJune 4th, 2009 Black bears find new territory in cities, on roadsALBANY, N.Y. — Black bears are multiplying and on the move across North America, snooping around cities where they've been a rarity, becoming roadkill and leading states to start or expand hunting seasons.
East African wildlife authorities aim to raise rare black rhino population to 3,000 by 2039May 11th, 2009 Conservationists to raise number of rare rhinosNAIROBI, Kenya — A wildlife official says East African countries have agreed to collaborate to increase the black rhino population and help boost tourism in the region. Kenya Wildlife Service senior scientist Benson Okita says the countries plan to increase the population to 3,000 by 2039, from 709 at present.
Utah Jazz cancel Rocky Mountain Revue summer leagueMay 2nd, 2009 Jazz cancel summer leagueSALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz have canceled this year's Rocky Mountain Revue summer league. The Jazz say fewer teams have been signing on for the Revue since the NBA started a summer league in Las Vegas.
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