Hunter’s Trail Camera Gets Bigfoot Photo?

Bigfoot Lives?

From the photos we can tell that it’s furry and walks on all fours. Beyond that, about the only thing certain about the critter photographed by a hunter’s camera is that some people have gotten the notion it could be a Sasquatch, or bigfoot. Others say it’s just a bear with a bad skin infection, but judging from the photo, I don’t think so.

Rick Jacobs says he got the pictures from a camera with an automatic, motion-triggered camera that he fastened to a tree in the Allegheny National Forest, a little over 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, hoping to photograph white-tailed deer. Continue reading Hunter’s Trail Camera Gets Bigfoot Photo?

Texas Wildlife Diversity Conference

All the information you will need on the upcoming Texas Wildlife Diversity Conference can be found right here! Everyone is invited to participate in the 2008 Wildlife Diversity Conference that is being  co-sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Houston Zoo, Incorporated. The Diversity Conference will be held on January 17-19, 2008 at the Houston Zoo’s Brown Education Center, Houston, TX. Continue reading Texas Wildlife Diversity Conference

One Reason To Not Feed Alligators

One Reason To Not Feed Alligators

Feeding wildlife, especially alligators, is a bad idea. Why? First, some human foods actually harm the digestive systems of wild animals. Although this probably will not be the case with alligators, fed alligators will soon become hooked on handouts, can become concentrated around artificial food sources, and will lose there fear of humans. Continue reading One Reason To Not Feed Alligators

Canyon Lake Gorge – Information

To Canyon Lake Gorge, geologic time has a whole different meaning. You could say it dates to around the end of the Enron era. In 2002, a torrent of water from an overflowing lake sliced open the earth, exposing rock formations, fossils and even dinosaur; footprints in only three days! Since that event, the canyon has been accessible only to researchers to protect it from vandals, but on October 6 it opened to its “doors” to the public. Continue reading Canyon Lake Gorge – Information

Impact of Climate Change on Wildlife

Climate change and how it affects wildlife dominated discussion at last week’s Association of Fish and Wildlife Agency’s (AFWA) annual conference, themed “The Changing Climate of Wildlife Management.” AFWA is the primary professional organization for state and federal fish and game agencies in North America, and a number of state program leaders and division directors from throughout the U.S. attended to provide input and learn more about climate change issues. Continue reading Impact of Climate Change on Wildlife

Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area

Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area 

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department site formerly known as Peach Point Wildlife Management area near Freeport, Texas, will be formally rededicated on Friday, October 12 as the “Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area”, in recognition of the former game warden and wildlife biologist who was killed the line of duty earlier in 2007. A team of employees in the Wildlife and Law Enforcement Divisions, with support from several outside partner groups, is planning and organizing the dedication. Continue reading Justin Hurst Wildlife Management Area

Number of Hunters in the US is Falling

Number of Hunters in the US is Falling

Hunters remain a powerful force in American society, as evidenced by the presidential candidates who routinely pay them homage, but their ranks are shrinking dramatically and wildlife agencies worry increasingly about the loss of sorely needed license-fee revenue. New figures from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service show that the number of hunters 16 and older declined by 10 percent between 1996 and 2006 — from 14 million to about 12.5 million. The drop was most acute in New England, the Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific states, which lost 400,000 hunters in that span. Continue reading Number of Hunters in the US is Falling