Whooping Cranes Stage Comeback Amidperilous Odds
USFWS reports the whooping crane population near 126 birds in the wild and captivity with 28 hatched this spring. An incubating egg and 12 of 16 eggs released to nesting cranes have hatched. A new film on crane conservation airs, and a second wild flock is pursued in Idaho. Rental and purchase details for the film are listed by the National Audiovisual Center.
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Canada
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Idaho
Big Bird
USFWS
U.S
Robert Porter Allen
National Audubon Society
Canadian
National Audiovisual Center
GSA
Washington
D.C
Wisconsin Dnr
Mississippi
State approves Lower St. Croix Riverway park plan
The Wisconsin NRB approves creation of the 25 mile Lower St. Croix State Park Riverway from Stillwater to Prescott with no admission fees and no public entry to private lands. The plan emphasizes scenic easements to restrict development, billboard prohibition, vegetation rules, and prohibits mining. Public meeting planned for August in St. Croix County.
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State Natural Resources Board
NRB
Lower St. Croix State Park Riverway
Wausau
DNR
West Central District
Stillwater
Minn
Prescott
Wisconsin
Kinnickinnic River
Lower
St. Croix
National Park Service
Minnesota Dnr
Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission
St. Croix River
St. Croix County
Mr. Santala
Menomonie
John Neswold
Willow River State Park
Santala
Minnesota
Pierce and
Polk
Osceola
North Hudson
St. Croix Falls
Hudson
St. Croix Valley
Jackson County
Gordon Thayer
St. Croix River State Forest
Burnett County
Special Horicon hunt cancelled due to low water
USFWS cancels a planned Horicon National Wildlife Refuge waterfowl hunt because spring rainfall and runoff were deficient. Refuge water levels are well below normal, with mud flats and shallow deepest waters hindering boat access. Authorities cite seasonal conditions and ongoing goose management plans as factors.
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Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
Wisconsin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USFWS
Jack Hemphill
Minneapolis
Horicon
Jack Toll
Timber wolf reclassification debated in Minnesota
The eastern timber wolf of Minnesota may move from endangered to threatened status reflecting rising numbers and range expansion. Public comment runs through August 8 to Director US Fish and Wildlife Service. The proposal allows limited killing by authorized agents. Minnesota wolf population is about 1,200.
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Minnesota
Federal Register
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C
Alaska
Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine expands distribution
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine aims for over 50 000 subscribers this week with Jim Taylor as editor. Single copies cost 1 at DNR field stations. subscriptions run 4 50 a year 8 for two years and 11 50 for three.
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Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine
Jim Taylor
Color
DNR
Wisconsin
Madison
Birds Welcome Summer Amid New England Delights
A reader reflects on summer’s unofficial start in New England and the changing songbirds of late May to June. The note describes nesting, migrations, and a species identification of an Eastern kingbird in an apple tree, with a request for expert birding questions directed to Mr. Robbins at Cadlett High School and The Country Today in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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Boston
New England
Robbins
Cadlett High School
Eau Claire
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Keith Schreiner
Texas Gulf Coast
the Country Today
Big Falls
Ladysmith
New St. Croix Park
The
al Santala
Horicon Hunt
Minneapolis, Minn
Jackson Forester
Thayer
Grantsburg
Polk and
Burnett Counties
University of Minnesota
Tomahawk
Shawano
Black River Falls
Mr. Thayer
Katie
Toll
Hemphill
Horicon Marsh
Robbins Nest
By Sam Robbins
F.G., Greenwood
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