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In the News
Date of this Version
Fall 2016
Document Type
Article
Citation
Human–Wildlife Interactions (Fall 2016) 10(2): article 1
doi: 10.26077/8zg3-sn25
Special topic: Sage-grouse
Abstract
Cormorants killing cypress trees
Residents living near Reelfoot Lake in western Tennessee are concerned about the numbers of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus; Figure 1) that inhabit the lake, a local TV station reported. These migratory waterbirds often roost or nest in trees located in the middle of bodies of water.
Painted tortoises…and birds
In early August 2016, Florida wildlife officials issued a statement asking residents not to paint turtles and tortoises, the Washington Post reported. The statement came after 2 gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) turned up with brightly painted shells.
Hawk breaks into home
A New Jersey man was startled one morning in late July 2016 to find a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis; Figure 2) had broken through a window of his house and was trapped in his sun room. Local police and wildlife officials captured and released the bird, which flew away unharmed.
Eagle attacks Coast Guard officer
While hiking up a mountain near Unalaska, Alaska, an off-duty Coast Guard official was accosted by an unidentified eagle, according to Alaska Dispatch News.
Protecting crop-raiding elephants
Conservationists in Tanzania are using an unorthodox method to deter elephants (Loxodonta spp.) from invading crops. The new method is a 4-stage process of flashing lights, loud noises, chili-powder-filled condoms, and Roman candles.
No black bear hunt in Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has decided not to have a black bear (Ursus americanus) hunt in 2016, a Tampa news station reported.
Wildlife:2, Large Hadron Collider:0
The Large Hadron Collider, designed to smash protons together at almost the speed of light, was shut down in April after a weasel (Mustela spp.) chewed through the power cables, causing a short circuit, according to W. Hoff man of Inverse.