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Florida outfitter Razzor Ranch hosted fraudulent Osceola turkey hunts

Conservation

Florida Guides Passed Off Pen-Raised Turkeys as Wild Osceolas to Unsuspecting Hunters, Officials Say Florida Guides Passed Off Pen-Raised Turkeys as Wild Osceolas to Unsuspecting Hunters, Officials Say

Conservation

Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting? Are Chronic Wasting Disease Fears Making People Quit Deer Hunting?

By Christine Peterson

Yellowstone wolves

Conservation

Yellowstone Park Superintendent Calls for Stricter Wolf Hunting Regulations In Montana Yellowstone Park Superintendent Calls for Stricter Wolf Hunting Regulations In Montana

A mountain lion in a tree.

Conservation

Wade Lemon, the Utah Outfitter Who Infamously Guided Donald Trump Jr., Will Do Prison Time for Running ‘Canned’ Mountain Lion Hunts Wade Lemon, the Utah Outfitter Who Infamously Guided Donald Trump Jr., Will Do Prison Time for Running ‘Canned’ Mountain Lion Hunts

A trio of feral hogs disturb the soil.

Conservation

As If Feral Hogs Weren’t Bad Enough, They’re Probably Helping Spread Invasive Plants As If Feral Hogs Weren’t Bad Enough, They’re Probably Helping Spread Invasive Plants

A bobwhite quail in South Texas.

Conservation

Texas Bird Hunters Helped Fund a New Drug That’s Saving Wild Quail Texas Bird Hunters Helped Fund a New Drug That’s Saving Wild Quail

A bear in a forest in Romania.

Conservation

Brutal Bear Attack on 19-Year-Old Hiker Prompts Romanian Government to Cull Hundreds of Brown Bears Brutal Bear Attack on 19-Year-Old Hiker Prompts Romanian Government to Cull Hundreds of Brown Bears

HSUS's Maine state director, Katie Hansberry, hands out pamphlets at farmers market in the state in 2013, urging a referendum to be put on the ballot to ban bear hunting by baiting, with hounds or by trapping.

Conservation

Podcast: Here’s How Hunting Gets Banned Podcast: Here’s How Hunting Gets Banned

By Alex Robinson

A young deer fawn lying in a prescribed burn area.

Conservation

No, Your Prescribed Burn Isn’t Killing Loads of Fawns and Turkey Poults No, Your Prescribed Burn Isn’t Killing Loads of Fawns and Turkey Poults

By Natalie Krebs

A USFWS biologist with a collared goose.

Conservation

Hunting and Fishing Makes Us Better Environmental Stewards, Study Shows Hunting and Fishing Makes Us Better Environmental Stewards, Study Shows

A grizzly bear in a meadow.

Hunting

Alberta Brings Back Grizzly Hunting, But Only for ‘Problem’ Bears Alberta Brings Back Grizzly Hunting, But Only for ‘Problem’ Bears

A mountain lion in the trees.

Conservation

Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall Anti-Hunting Group Gets Enough Signatures to Put a Cougar Hunting Ban on the Colorado Ballot This Fall

By Natalie Krebs

A grizzly bear eats an elk.

Conservation

Watch: Grizzly Bear Eats a Cow Elk That’s Still Alive Watch: Grizzly Bear Eats a Cow Elk That’s Still Alive

A fawn waiting for its mother to return.

Conservation

With the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, It’s Now Illegal to Rehabilitate Fawns in Tennessee With the Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, It’s Now Illegal to Rehabilitate Fawns in Tennessee

Four biologists with Atlantic sturgeon

Fishing

Massive 200-Plus-Pound Sturgeon Caught Just Upriver from New York City Massive 200-Plus-Pound Sturgeon Caught Just Upriver from New York City

A pair of caribou with antlers face off on a tundra hillock.

Conservation

BLM Officially Blocks the Ambler Road, a 211-Mile Industrial Corridor Through Alaska’s Iconic Brooks Range BLM Officially Blocks the Ambler Road, a 211-Mile Industrial Corridor Through Alaska’s Iconic Brooks Range

By Natalie Krebs

A family of loons in Washington State.

Conservation

Officials Offer $6K Reward to Find the Poacher Who Shot a Family of Loons in Washington State Officials Offer $6K Reward to Find the Poacher Who Shot a Family of Loons in Washington State

A Missouri fawn with a tick infestation in its right eye.

Conservation

Can Ticks Kill Fawns? As Ticks Get Worse, More Fawns Could End Up Like This Missouri Deer Can Ticks Kill Fawns? As Ticks Get Worse, More Fawns Could End Up Like This Missouri Deer

By Natalie Krebs

William shatner flips off the camera.

Conservation

First Nations Group Demands Apology After William Shatner Tells Salmon Farmers to ‘Fck Off’ First Nations Group Demands Apology After William Shatner Tells Salmon Farmers to ‘Fck Off’

A polar bear in Canada.

Conservation

Grizzlies and Polar Bears Are Breeding in Canada. This Is Why Hybrids Might Become More Common Grizzlies and Polar Bears Are Breeding in Canada. This Is Why Hybrids Might Become More Common

Two mule deer running away from recreation noise.

Conservation

Watch: Elk and Deer Are More Pressured by Noisy Hikers Than Four-Wheelers, Study Finds Watch: Elk and Deer Are More Pressured by Noisy Hikers Than Four-Wheelers, Study Finds

By Natalie Krebs

A volunteer biologist catches a Canada goose.

Conservation

Watch: Biologists Grab Swimming Geese from Airboats on the Great Salt Lake Watch: Biologists Grab Swimming Geese from Airboats on the Great Salt Lake

A caribou herd on a hill.

Conservation

Alaska Officials Kill 81 Bears, 14 Wolves to Help Caribou Calves Alaska Officials Kill 81 Bears, 14 Wolves to Help Caribou Calves

By Natalie Krebs

A screenshot of a video of a grizzly bear that looks like a black bear.

Hunting

Idaho Hunter Avoids Charges for Killing Grizzly Because State Wildlife Officials Misidentified the Bear, Too Idaho Hunter Avoids Charges for Killing Grizzly Because State Wildlife Officials Misidentified the Bear, Too

montana mule deer

Conservation

Montana Police Chief Faces Felony Charges for Illegally Hunting on Tribal Lands and Tampering with Witnesses Montana Police Chief Faces Felony Charges for Illegally Hunting on Tribal Lands and Tampering with Witnesses

By Alex Robinson

CJ Alexander buck 2

Conservation

CJ Alexander Pleads Not Guilty to 23 Criminal Charges as Poaching Trial Begins in Ohio CJ Alexander Pleads Not Guilty to 23 Criminal Charges as Poaching Trial Begins in Ohio

By Hayden Sammak, Dac Collins

Conservation

The Wake Surfing Problem: Big Waves and Big Controversy Are Coming to a Lake Near You The Wake Surfing Problem: Big Waves and Big Controversy Are Coming to a Lake Near You

By Christine Peterson

An anti-hunting activist in bright clothing stands on top of a vehicle at a public boat ramp in Australia.

Hunting

During Australia’s Duck Season ‘Circus’ Anti-Hunting Activists Will Steal Your Birds, Paddle Through Your Decoys, and Film Your Kids During Australia’s Duck Season ‘Circus’ Anti-Hunting Activists Will Steal Your Birds, Paddle Through Your Decoys, and Film Your Kids

Story and Photos by Natalie Krebs

A wolf runs through a field in Colorado.

Conservation

Colorado Green-Lights Lethal Management of Gray Wolves, Under Certain Conditions Colorado Green-Lights Lethal Management of Gray Wolves, Under Certain Conditions

A gray wolf stands in a forest.

Conservation

Hunter Who Mistakenly Killed a Wolf Hundreds of Miles from Its Home Range Won’t Be Charged Hunter Who Mistakenly Killed a Wolf Hundreds of Miles from Its Home Range Won’t Be Charged

Conservation

Anti-Hunting Groups Are Running a Paid Signature Campaign to Ban Cougar Hunting in Colorado. Conservation Orgs Launch “Decline to Sign” Effort Anti-Hunting Groups Are Running a Paid Signature Campaign to Ban Cougar Hunting in Colorado. Conservation Orgs Launch “Decline to Sign” Effort

By Andrew McKean

A mountain lion on a rock.

Conservation

A Mountain Lion Was Shot in Alaska for the First Time in 35 Years A Mountain Lion Was Shot in Alaska for the First Time in 35 Years

invasive species shoes

Conservation

This Italian Footwear Brand Is Making High-End Sneakers Out of Pythons, Carp, and Other Invasive Species This Italian Footwear Brand Is Making High-End Sneakers Out of Pythons, Carp, and Other Invasive Species

A whitetail doe's head rests in the leaves after a hunt.

Conservation

Does Chronic Wasting Disease Infect Humans? Despite Shocking Headlines, Recent Research Suggests It Does Not Does Chronic Wasting Disease Infect Humans? Despite Shocking Headlines, Recent Research Suggests It Does Not

By Alex Robinson

redfish regulations

Fishing

Louisiana Will Tighten Redfish Harvest Restrictions for the First Time Since the 1980s Louisiana Will Tighten Redfish Harvest Restrictions for the First Time Since the 1980s

A black bear swats an alligator mid-river.

Conservation

Watch: Black Bear Fights Off Two Gators While Swimming Across a Florida River Watch: Black Bear Fights Off Two Gators While Swimming Across a Florida River

Close-ups of two trophy mule deer.

Conservation

Former Utah Wildlife Commissioner Under Investigation for Baiting Mule Deer on Outfitted Ranch Former Utah Wildlife Commissioner Under Investigation for Baiting Mule Deer on Outfitted Ranch

Biologists process euthanized deer.

Conservation

Texas Officials Kill Off Deer Breeder’s Entire Herd, Ending Yearslong Legal War Over CWD Management Texas Officials Kill Off Deer Breeder’s Entire Herd, Ending Yearslong Legal War Over CWD Management

bear scat identification

Conservation

How to Identify Bear Scat How to Identify Bear Scat

Opinion

Podcast: Why Big-Game Auction Tags Are a Necessary Evil Podcast: Why Big-Game Auction Tags Are a Necessary Evil

By Alex Robinson

A man jumps off a boat and tries to body slam an orca.

Conservation

Watch: New Zealand Man Fined for Trying to Body-Slam a Killer Whale Watch: New Zealand Man Fined for Trying to Body-Slam a Killer Whale

A diver spears an invasive lionfish beside an artificial reef in Florida.

Fishing

Photos from the World’s Biggest Lionfish Derby Photos from the World’s Biggest Lionfish Derby

Photographs by Rayna O’Nan, Story by Natalie Krebs

A skunk attempts to eat a live fawn that's bedded in cover and bleating in distress.

Conservation

Watch: Skunk Tries to Eat a Live Whitetail Fawn Watch: Skunk Tries to Eat a Live Whitetail Fawn

By Natalie Krebs

montana mule deer

Conservation

Montana Raises Record Funds for a Coveted Mule Deer Tag — Through a Public Raffle Montana Raises Record Funds for a Coveted Mule Deer Tag — Through a Public Raffle

By Andrew McKean

Male mallard duck in flight sets record speed.

Conservation

Migrating Mallard Clocked at 103 MPH, Breaking Recent Speed Record Migrating Mallard Clocked at 103 MPH, Breaking Recent Speed Record

A deer eating a poisonous mushroom, a hand holding wine cap mushrooms.

Hunting

Mushrooms Are a Deer’s Secret Favorite Food. Here’s How to Grow an Easy Mushroom Food Plot Mushrooms Are a Deer’s Secret Favorite Food. Here’s How to Grow an Easy Mushroom Food Plot

By Natalie Krebs

A collared wolf in a snowy forest.

Conservation

One of Colorado’s Reintroduced Wolves Was Found Dead. It Was Probably Killed by a Mountain Lion One of Colorado’s Reintroduced Wolves Was Found Dead. It Was Probably Killed by a Mountain Lion

Two wolves walk over a hill in Yellowstone.

Conservation

Nevada’s First Wolf Pack Sighting in 100 Years Was Actually a Group of Coyotes, Officials Confirm Nevada’s First Wolf Pack Sighting in 100 Years Was Actually a Group of Coyotes, Officials Confirm

A Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency vehicle.

Conservation

Tennessee Judges Rein in Game Wardens, Declaring Warrantless Searches on Private Land Unconstitutional Tennessee Judges Rein in Game Wardens, Declaring Warrantless Searches on Private Land Unconstitutional

Mallards resting on an NWR

Conservation

Proposed Rule Could Curb Predator Control and Planting Grains for Waterfowl in Refuges. Hunting Orgs Now Wonder, Is USFWS Turning Against Duck Hunters? Proposed Rule Could Curb Predator Control and Planting Grains for Waterfowl in Refuges. Hunting Orgs Now Wonder, Is USFWS Turning Against Duck Hunters?

By Andrew McKean

CJ Alexander buck 2

Hunting

CJ Alexander, the Hunter Who Killed a Potentially Record-Breaking Buck in Ohio, Is Now Under Investigation CJ Alexander, the Hunter Who Killed a Potentially Record-Breaking Buck in Ohio, Is Now Under Investigation

By Hayden Sammak

cj alexander buck feature

Conservation

CJ Alexander Indicted on 23 Criminal Charges After Shooting What Could’ve Been the Third-Largest Record Whitetail Ever CJ Alexander Indicted on 23 Criminal Charges After Shooting What Could’ve Been the Third-Largest Record Whitetail Ever

By Hayden Sammak

Two mule deer stand in the middle of a road.

Conservation

California Confirms Its First Two Cases of Chronic Wasting Disease California Confirms Its First Two Cases of Chronic Wasting Disease

A whitetail buck in a grassy field.

Conservation

Oklahoma Plans to Combat CWD by Releasing Captive-Bred Deer into the Wild Oklahoma Plans to Combat CWD by Releasing Captive-Bred Deer into the Wild

Marrow-style dog treats stuffed with fish hooks that were discovered along the Appalachian Trail.

Conservation

Thru-Hiker Finds Dog Treats Stuffed with Fish Hooks Along the Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker Finds Dog Treats Stuffed with Fish Hooks Along the Appalachian Trail

By Natalie Krebs

A bison herd in Yellowstone National Park.

Conservation

Drunk Man Kicks Yellowstone Bison, Hurts Himself, and Gets Arrested Drunk Man Kicks Yellowstone Bison, Hurts Himself, and Gets Arrested

A grizzly bear walks through a forest.

Conservation

As Many as 70 Grizzly Bears Will Be Released in Washington State Over the Next Decade As Many as 70 Grizzly Bears Will Be Released in Washington State Over the Next Decade

Dead salmon fry at a fish hatchery in Oregon.

Conservation

‘Senseless’ Vandal Poisons Oregon Fish Hatchery, Killing 18,000 Salmon with Liquid Bleach ‘Senseless’ Vandal Poisons Oregon Fish Hatchery, Killing 18,000 Salmon with Liquid Bleach

A tom turkey in Kentucky.

Conservation

Indiana Police Officers Cited for Turkey Poaching in Kentucky Indiana Police Officers Cited for Turkey Poaching in Kentucky

Two fisheries biologists hold up a lake sturgeon.

Conservation

A Lake Sturgeon Swam 651 Miles from Wisconsin to Illinois in ‘Longest-Known’ Migration Down Mississippi River A Lake Sturgeon Swam 651 Miles from Wisconsin to Illinois in ‘Longest-Known’ Migration Down Mississippi River

An unknown man holds up a gray wolf.

Conservation

Gray Wolf Trapped in Colorado Was from Great Lakes Population, Feds Confirm Gray Wolf Trapped in Colorado Was from Great Lakes Population, Feds Confirm

A truck at a gas station; a passenger of the truck inside the gas station.

Conservation

Someone Released 25 Turkeys on Public Land in Nevada. Officials Want to Find Out Who Someone Released 25 Turkeys on Public Land in Nevada. Officials Want to Find Out Who

A K9 named Indy with a poached turkey, and a pile of hunting gear.

Conservation

Conservation Dog Helps Bust Turkey Poachers Who Killed Two Hens and a Gobbler with Rifles Conservation Dog Helps Bust Turkey Poachers Who Killed Two Hens and a Gobbler with Rifles

A group of people harasses black bear cubs.

Conservation

Watch: Teen Drops and Injures Black Bear Cub After Pulling It Out of a Tree to Take Photos with It Watch: Teen Drops and Injures Black Bear Cub After Pulling It Out of a Tree to Take Photos with It