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CA Wildlife Official Photographed with Dead Mountain Lion

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Dan Richards, president of the California Fish and Game Commission, is shown in the photo, holding a mountain lion he reportedly hunted and killed in Idaho, according to Western Outdoor Press, which published the photo. Hunting mountain lion is legal in Idaho, but illegal in California. KCRA 3 could not reach Richards for comment.

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HSUS Offers Reward in Grizzly Poaching Case

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The Humane Society is offering a 2500.00 reward for the poaching of a Grizzly in Idaho.

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Kill the Sea Lions Before They Kill Again!

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All driven by humans. But we can't get rid of humans, of course, and we need to punish someone who can't fight back. Portland judge said Wednesday the Northwest states can kill hungry sea lions on the Columbia River. Mosman denied an attempt by the Humane Society of the United States to stop the killings.

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Listening to Falcons: The Peregrines of Tom Cade

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But it wasn’t until he studied falconry’s appeal to centuries-old cultures–the Persians, English, Dutch, French, Chinese, Russians, and people of the Middle East–that Cade realized the sport of kings was slowly dying and would disappear along with the age-old mystique of a raptor returning to the human who trained her.

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Avian influenza H5N2 in the Mississippi and Pacific Flyways

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And, of course, the reputation of certain species of birds as troublemakers for humans is a problem in bird conservation, so this is worth watching. The big human and bird concern for H5N2 is, of course, that the virus will “mutate” into a novel highly virulent killer pandemic flu. Most viruses do not survive, or are not passed on.