Kestrels Help Fight Sparrows Boosted by Nest Boxes
Wisconsin readers learn kestrels feed mainly on insects and rodents, not sparrows. A five year study by Fred and Fran Hamerstrom added 50 nest boxes, raising kestrel young from 26 to 54 per year. Breeding surveys show kestrels increasing across the state, with winter counts rising and more northernly sightings. The article praises kestrels and urges farmers to embrace these small falcons as helpful allies.
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DNR reports 247 hunter's choice violations in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin DNR has 247 convictions to date for hunters who applied for deer hunter's choice permits while ineligible. Fourteen percent of license fraud cases are pending, with 1,409 suspect names narrowed from tips and checks. Fines total 19,889 with many revocations. one conservation warden faced extra discipline.
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DNR
Madison
Minnesota peat plan delayed by Minnegasco withdrawal
Minnesota Gas Co announced it is pulling back from a peat gasification project that would have mined up to 80 000 acres of peatland in Koochiching County. The plan would have harvested 10 000 acres yearly and once covered 300 000 acres, provoking environmental concerns over land restoration leaving 5 to 15 foot holes.
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Minnegasco
Koochiching County
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