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The number of mountain lions killed by New Mexico hunters in recent years has fallen below what the state allows, but wildlife advocates think a proposed limit for the next four years is too high. The state game commission meets this week to approve a kill quota of 563 individual mountain lions per year. Mary Katherine Ray, wildlife chair for the Rio Grande chapter of the Sierra Club, said because they are an elusive specifies, the number is too high, especially considering changing weather patterns have disrupted the historic balance of nature. . ....
New Hampshire yards will soon be covered in fallen leaves, but a new survey finds a growing number of people are willing to leave them lie to improve biodiversity. The National Wildlife Federation found most people know that leaf layers provide a home to moths and insects, which birds need to survive - yet continue to bag them up and send them to a landfill. NWF Naturalist David Mizejewski said there s a growing trend nationwide towards more natural lawns as wildlife populations decline. . ....
The U.S. Interior Department has invested $5 million in reintroducing bison to Native American Tribal lands across the country. Montana s iconic Yellowstone buffalo are playing a big part. . ....
A new partnership between the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the group Backcountry Hunters and Anglers aims to improve migration corridors and other critical habitat for Wyoming s iconic big game species. Brittany Parker - habitat stewardship coordinator with Backcountry - said a big emphasis of their work will be removing or modifying outdated fencing on public lands, to help animals get under or over barriers and access food. . ....