News tagged with hunting season

Hunting could hurt genetic diversity of sandhill cranes, research suggests

(PhysOrg.com) -- As Wisconsin lawmakers debate whether to establish a hunting season for sandhill cranes, they may want to consider more than just the sheer number of birds, suggests a University of Wisconsin-Madison ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Polar bear births could plummet with climate change

University of Alberta researchers Peter Molnar, Andrew Derocher and Mark Lewis studied the reproductive ecology of polar bears in Hudson Bay and have linked declining litter sizes with loss of sea ice.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Mont. aims to reduce wolf numbers for first time

(AP) -- Montana wildlife commissioners approved a plan Thursday that aims to reduce the gray wolf population for the first time since the once-endangered animal was reintroduced to the region 15 years ago.

Biology / Ecology

created May 13, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hunters: Don't let buck fever be a heart hazard

(PhysOrg.com) -- Each year during hunting season, some hunters fall prey to heart attack. Dr. Paula Miller, a cardiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, explains what hunters can do to prevent this.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Groups try to block Idaho, Montana wolf hunts

(AP) -- Conservation groups are asking a federal judge in Missoula to block fall wolf hunts in Idaho and Montana.

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0