A top official in the Alaska Department of Fish and Game quit his job Thursday after being charged with 12 criminal hunting violations, state officials said. The charges against Division of Wildlife Conservation Director Corey Rossi, a controversial 2010 appointment, are related to an illegal 2008 bear hunt, according to Alaska State Troopers and charges [...]

RENO, Nev.Midway through a two-year study about the potential impacts of a proposed wind farm on golden eagles in northern Nevada, wildlife biologists say theyve identified nearly a dozen nesting sites in the area of the $200 million project in the mountains 20 miles northeast of Sparks. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is studying [...]

TITUSVILLE — Fifteen years ago, a group of nature lovers thought Brevard County, with its dozens of species of native avians and so many fine places in which to observe them, would be ideal for a birding festival. So, they started one. And now the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival is not merely a [...]