ENDANGERED SPECIES -- A few rebel snowmobilers helped write a restrictive sentence for Selkirk Mountains snowmobilers with the tracks they left along the Selkirk Crest in the early 2000s. Warned to stay away from areas protected for the survival of the last remaining woodland caribou…
HUNTING -- A national sportsman's conservation group has paid a $500 reward to an Idaho bear hunter who provided the information game wardens needed to cite hunters using all-terrain vehicles in habitat protected from motorized traffic. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is a national group of…
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A total of 121 bald eagles were counted Tuesday in the Wolf Lodge Bay area of Lake Coeur d'Alene, up from 100 eagles counted on Nov. 27 during their annual congregation to feast on spawning kokanee. BLM wildlife biologist Carrie Hugo said…
WINTER SPORTS -- Spokane has been named to a list of Top 10 Best Winter Vacation Destinations by Livability.com, a national website that highlights more than 500 of America’s best places to live and visit. Note: It's not clear if Mayor Condon owns this site.…
ENDANGERED SPECIES -- Federal authorities are laying groundwork for possible trophy grizzly bear hunts around the Yellowstone area as soon as 2014, the AP reports. It's the surest sign yet that more than 30 years of federal protection for grizzlies in the area is nearing…
FISHING -- Not unexpected.... Canada lists bull trout in Alberta, Saskatchewan as species of concern On Monday, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada listed 42 species as at risk, including the bull trout, which is Alberta's provincial fish. -- Calgary Herald
FISHING -- Following dismal returns that forced closure of some king salmon fishing seasons this year, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has announced that his Fiscal Year 2014 budget will contain $10 million for the first component of a five-year, $30 million comprehensive Chinook Salmon Research…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.
