Wildlife News Roundup (June 8-14, 2013) | The Wildlife Society News

A female Great Plains gray wolf (Canis lupus nubilus) at Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Michigan. All three U.S. gray wolf subspecies would lose protection under the Endangered Species Act if the gray wolf is delisted, as proposed. (Credit: Seney Natural History Association)

Delisting of Gray Wolf? Proposed as Numbers Rise
(The Washington Post)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has formally proposed removing the gray wolf from the list of threatened and endangered species, noting that 6,100 wolves now roam the contiguous United States, the vast majority of them in the northern Rockies and western Great Lakes regions. Protections were removed for wolves in those areas in 2011 and 2012; the new rule would end protection everywhere else. More

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NEWS FROM NORTH AMERICA

British Columbia Rejects Northern Gateway Pipeline Over Environmental Concerns
(CTV News)
The Canadian province filed its final written statement to the federal Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel and concluded that it will not support the $6 billion proposal, as it stands, due mainly to environmental concerns. More

Pesticide Industry to Benefit from New Farm Bill
(Philly.com)
Tucked within the 1,234-page House farm bill expected to come up for debate next week are two controversial provisions benefitting the pesticide industry by reversing court-ordered federal agency policies designed to protect water and wildlife. More

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Works to Recover Timber Rattlesnakes
(VTDigger)
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has been working with researchers at The Nature Conservancy and the Orianne Society to conserve a piece of Vermont?s unique natural heritage: The timber rattlesnake. They have captured rattlesnakes from the wild and implanted radio transmitters under their skin as part of a two-year study of timber rattlesnake habitat and movements in western Rutland County. More

Ontario Simplifies Rules for Protection of Species at Risk
(NorthumberlandView.ca)
Ontario is simplifying rules for landowners, municipalities and businesses under its Endangered Species Act, while maintaining its position as a North American leader in species protection. These changes include implementing standardized rules and an online registry for select ?low-risk? activities. More

Elk Calves Tagged for Survival Research in Montana
(Missoulian)
In the mountain meadows on the southern edge of the Bitterroot Valley, Mont., wildlife researchers were all about being efficient as they stalked tiny elk calves hidden away by their mothers. Using skills they?ve perfected over the past two years, they managed to sneak up on more calves than ever this spring. More

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Endangered Listing for Captive Chimpanzees
(The Washington Post)
The federal government has moved to declare all chimpanzees endangered, an act that would provide stronger protections and potentially end nearly a century of using great apes as test subjects for invasive medical research. More

Wildlife Management Areas Restrict Camping for Second Season in North Dakota
(The Bismark Tribune)
For the second consecutive year, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is clamping down on camping on some wildlife management areas in the state. Jeb Williams, assistant wildlife chief for the Game and Fish Department, said squatters in these areas have always been an issue to some degree. More

Increased Human, Coyote Conflicts in Metro Denver Prompts Study
(Denver iJournal)
After an increase in reports of negative encounters with coyotes in metro Denver, scientists from Colorado State University?s Warner College of Natural Resources are conducting research to understand how human thoughts and behavior affect coyote conflict in urban areas. More

WILDLIFE HEALTH AND DISEASE NEWS

U.K. Honey Bee Losses Double in a Year Due to Poor Winter
(BBC News)
This winter?s losses of honey bee colonies were the worst since records began six years ago, according to a survey carried out by the British Beekeepers Association. It says more than a third of hives did not survive the cold, wet conditions. More

Asian Tigers at Risk from Domestic Dog Distemper Virus
(BBC News)
John Lewis, director of Wildlife Vets International, said there was evidence that Indonesian tigers were at risk. Canine distemper virus has evolved in from infecting only dogs to affecting other animal groups. ?In the intervening years, the virus has evolved and has changed its pattern of animals it can infect to include marine mammals (such as seals) and big cats,? said Lewis. More

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Illegal Wildlife Trade Still Rising in Malaysia
(AsiaOne)
Greedy traffickers who gain huge profits from the cruel and unethical trade are focusing on Malaysia as it is among the few countries which still has tigers, elephants, sun bears, pangolins and other sought-after species. More

Source: http://news.wildlife.org/featured/wildlife-news-roundup-june-8-14-2013/

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