In addition to the political balancing act, Mason will oversee 200+ employees, and a plethora of departmental divisions which range from focus on game management to conservation of endangered species, to land and habitat management, law enforcement, and landowner relations with regard to public use and nuisance wildlife conflict.
Coyote and badger "cahoots" a concept of commensal hunting?
California becomes first state to outright ban regulated trapping
They’re carnivores: Bobcat removed from atop New Hampshire Burger King restaurant
As the lines between wildlife and human settlement continue to meld, it appears even New England’s mesocarnivores have become complacent with their meal choices. Police in Stratham, New Hampshire reported via Facebook about the odd call and subsequent removal of a bobcat from a local Burger King rooftop.
Beaver attack in Virginia river rehashes talk of “Zombie Beavers”
The Virginia incident is the latest in an over decade-long string of rabid beaver attacks. Being a density-dependent disease, does the influx in beaver/rabies cases highlight a species that is reaching or exceeded natural carrying capacity? Are rabid beavers becoming more prevalent or are we just becoming more aware of rabid beavers?