In our hunting and fishing worlds, many outdoor topics, issues and problems affect our outdoor pursuits. This category will reflect a varied list of news pieces to report on the overall outdoor industry.
You may have heard that the Los Angeles Clippers unveiled their new mascot Chuck the Condor at Monday’s game against the New York Nets, and while the reactions were mixed, we think Clippers’ fans will […]
The Indiana bat was first listed as endangered in 1967, under the precursor to the Endangered Species Act due to population declines associated with disturbance during hibernation and changes to the hibernacula. However, protection of […]
Valentine’s Day fills my social media feeds with all sorts of mushy, gushy feelings from friends and family. Animals cuddling, flowers, hearts, love, chocolate. The season is a little overkill for the more independent or […]
Last week, giant green stone crushers crunched and pulverized contraband ivory at a high-profile public awareness event set in the capital city of Sri Lanka, Colombo. At ivory crush events such as this one, energies […]
Bridget Macdonald of our Science Applications Program in our Northeast Region tells us about a landscape conservation design for the Connecticut River watershed. Encompassing New England’s largest river system, the Connecticut River watershed provides important habitat for a […]
Using new information not previously available, NOAA Fisheries is expanding critical habitat for endangered North Atlantic right whales to cover its northeast feeding areas in the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank region and southeast calving grounds […]
Ever since photographer Steve Gifford was a kid, he has enjoyed being outdoors. His parents were college professors, and summers were spent at their family cottage in Michigan or traveling to see relatives in Arizona, […]
Last year scientists combined infrared cameras with image recognition software to automatically detect and count migrating gray whales. This year, they upgraded. Every year, gray whales migrate from their summer feeding grounds in the Arctic […]
We just celebrated a major success in the conservation of the West Indian manatee, determining that it was no longer endangered but should be listed as threatened. “It’s like taking manatees out of intensive care […]
On the previous update (7 January) K33 (and likely the rest of K pod) had arrived in the northern Strait of Georgia. They headed back south later that day and traveled through the San Juan […]
In 1985,we first saw Marty McFly zooming Back to the Future to make sure he and his family didn’t disappear. Also in 1985, our biologists were capturing California condors in an effort to make sure […]
The red knot (Calidris canutus) is a robin-sized shorebird with one of the longest yearly migrations, traveling as many as 9,300 miles from its Arctic breeding grounds to the tip of South America. The Delaware […]
When you search the scientific names of the lion subspecies that we recently listed, you may see that are the same as extinct species. We wanted to acknowledge the questions we’ve received around this and […]
In 2014, researchers uncovered something odd at Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. While studying the relationship between Kodiak brown bears and salmon, they saw the bears largely abandon salmon streams in July and August […]
Once valued as little more than pelts, beavers are back in vogue and rebuilding their reputation as habitat engineers. It helps their cause that the dams they build as homes also create water quality-boosting wetlands […]
In the winter, bald eagles often gather at communal roosts. Where they perch overnight and sometimes during the day when the weather is bad. Communal roosts are usually in large living or dead trees that […]
It’s that time of year again, when birders and wildlife enthusiasts hope to catch a magical glimpse of a snowy #owl. Historically the birds travel southward (well outside their normal range) every four years or […]
The Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus) is found only on the Delmarva Peninsula, the land between the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean that includes Delaware, eastern Maryland and eastern Virginia. This large tree […]
A weasel-like predator that disappeared from Washington state decades ago will soon be reintroduced to the Cascade Mountains. State and federal wildlife officials are preparing to re-establish fishers into Mount Rainier and North Cascades national […]
The alligator snapping turtle is part of Oklahoma’s natural heritage. They grow big. They are impressive to look at, and they aren’t as common as they once were. Craig Springer tells us about important conservation […]
As springtime approaches, Chinook salmon return from the ocean to migrate upriver for their spawning season, signaling the start of fishing season for anglers in the Pacific Northwest. This is an especially important time for […]
We know that recently a video became popular where a sea otter was startled while it was sleeping. While these videos may seem adorable or even harmless they actually present a real problem and set a bad […]
Tyler Abbott, Ryan Moehring and Kim Vincent share some good news for the Endangered Wyoming Toad. The Laramie Plains of south-central Wyoming aren’t exactly what you would call prime amphibian habitat. At an elevation of […]
Want to help conserve Florida’s unique Everglades ecosystem? Then sign up for the 2016 Python Challenge™ competition and join the Florida Fish and Conservation Commission (FWC), the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida Inc. and […]
Rod Walker stretched his arm out toward the mountains north of his 1,500 acres abutting Shenandoah National Park in Albemarle County. The view was possible because of an opening where dead tress, strangled by oriental […]
The cownose ray is majestic, a hawk of the sea. Approaching a school of the kite-shaped creatures through clear waters is a thrill for divers and boaters every spring, when the rays return to the […]
Additional partners have joined the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida Inc. for the 2016 Python Challenge™. Lands managed by the South Florida Water Management District, […]
The Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schaunislandi) is the last surviving species in its genus, and is endemic to the 1,500-mile-long Hawaiian Islands archipelago, from Hawaii Island to Kure Atoll. Only about 1,100 Hawaiian monk seals […]
Predation by killer whales has been proposed as a cause of the decline (and lack of recovery) of the western stock of Steller sea lions. The National Marine Mammal Laboratory’s (NMML) Cetacean Assessment and Ecology […]
The endangered white abalone (Haliotis sorenseni) belongs to an iconic group of herbivorous marine snails that were once plentiful in California kelp forests and that supported a lucrative fishery. Intense commercial harvesting of white abalone […]
A massive Burmese python large enough to ingest deer and alligators was captured by a permitted python researcher in the Everglades National Park in Florida recently, CBS Miami reported Tuesday. The python, found along a […]
Just another way to look at the issue. “When it comes to animals, people’s behavior is usually driven by their emotions instead of facts and knowledge — it’s a behavior that can result in the […]
An unusually large salamander that resides in rivers and big streams, the Hellbender has been described by some as grotesque and frightening. Its odd appearance has spawned a number of myths, one being that the […]
Fishing is an important part of the Florida lifestyle as well as its economy. To ensure that this activity doesn’t lead to problems for birds and other wildlife, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission […]
Monday, the Bureau of Land Management announced a strategy and requested public input for refining and modernizing land use planning for 245 million acres
has unveiled its list of 10 “Waters to Watch” for 2015, a collection of rivers, streams, estuaries, lakes and watershed systems that will benefit from strategic conservation
A new poll completed by the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and The Nature Conservancy shows that Gulf Coast voters remain very concerned about the impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster and overwhelmingly support using […]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will provide more than $3.4 million to support 84 fish habitat projects in 38 states across the nation under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (NFHAP). An additional $9.8 […]
Leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are globally listed under the ESA as endangered. Like other sea turtle species, leatherbacks face significant threats from entanglement and/or hooking in fisheries (bycatch), directed take
A highly anticipated rule that would enhance critical fish and wildlife habitat, improve the nation’s supply of drinking water and restore clarity to the federal Clean Water Act was finalized this morning, eliciting praise from […]
NOAA Fisheries announced today a new Species in the Spotlight campaign to focus recovery and public education efforts on eight marine species that are at risk of extinction. The eight species highlighted, all listed as […]
Undercover agents from federal agencies including NOAA Fisheries dining at a trendy Santa Monica sushi bar called “The Hump” ordered an unusual dish. The chef behind the counter served up a plate, acknowledging in a […]
The most populated areas of Puget Sound have experienced striking shifts in marine species, with declines in herring and smelt that have long provided food for other marine life and big increases in the catch […]
Collective Evolution reported: More people are starting to look at what we’ve done to this planet, especially since the birth of the technological revolution. Our oceans have been suffering for a very long time, with […]
Wildlife observation continues to be a highlight of camping trips. From birds to rabbits, reptiles to white-tailed deer, various wildlife species offer an abundant supply of natural entertainment. Observing wildlife in its natural environment can […]
Pacific sardines have a long and storied history in the United States. These pint-size powerhouses of the ocean have been — on and off — one of our most abundant fisheries. They support the larger […]
A recently published journal article co-authored by NOAA Fisheries scientists Phil Clapham and Yulia Ivashchenko is providing new insights into the extent of industrial whaling. Clapham and Ivashchenko worked with Robert Rocha, director of Science […]
Believing that the state of the wild oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay needs attention, the Coastal Conservation Association Maryland (CCA MD) has asked the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to take five steps to […]
The Shenandoah salamander is a lungless salamander. It breathes through its skin and its respiration depends on its ability to maintain skin moisture. (Matthew Stover / Courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey). Springtime in the Northeast […]
To reach the patch of land he manages near Bowie, MD, Lincoln Smith crosses a cul-de-sac and a soggy cornfield left bare in winter but for the tender shoots of a cover crop. This is […]
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