Moose Map Shows Sightings, Deaths In Massachusetts: Sightings 2015 – 2019
Here’s a map of all the moose sightings and deaths based on Environmental Police reports between October 2015 and October 2019. Some locations are approximate because many reports did not list an exact address. Some addresses were redacted.
Endangered Species is an important step toward welcoming the species back
news that the eastern cougar has gone extinct is capturing headlines today. That’s a bit misleading, as the subspecies was actually officially declared extinct in 2011, and it’s probably been totally absent from the East Coast for at least 80 years.
mountain lion: Is the Northeast ready for predators?
Cougars everywhere. Everybody’s seeing them. Aliens. Bigfoot. Just the whole thing,” said Tom French, the assistant director of the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, which has been forced to address the concerns. “In this case, though, there’s a portion of it that’s reality.”
Disease precautions for hunters
Protecting Hunters from Risk: Some Common Sense Guidelines
Protect myself from bear attack
If you are approached by an aggressive bear avoid direct eye contact, speak in a soft, calm voice and slowly back away from the bear. These actions often will help appease the bear. The bear may slap the ground, huff, blow, and chomp its teeth or make a bluff charge to let you know it feels threatened and wants space. Do not run or turn your back to the bear. Bears can out-run, out-swim and out-climb you.
Safety tips for non-hunters
the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Recommends that non hunters in the woods this fall follow some simple Safety tips!