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Wildlife Week 2010: "Keep Rivers Wild for Wildlife!"

 

The Nebraska Wildlife

Federation

 

 

We are an organization dedicated to the conservation of fish and wildlife in Nebraska. When you join the Federation, you join Nebraska's 'big tent' conservation organization, which brings together people who hike, bike, canoe, hunt, fish, camp, watch and photograph wildlife, and enjoy the outdoors.

 

Learn more about the Federation, and Nebraska wildlife, on this web site. And, if you believe, as we do, that The Good Life Means Wildlife, we invite you to Join the Nebraska Wildlife Federation.

 

Summit Meeting on Keystone XL Pipeline July 21

Nebraska Wildlife Federation, National Wildlife Federation, and Bold Nebraska are hosting a summit meeting for organizations and individuals concerned about the Keystone XL pipeline, on Wednesday, July 21, from 6 to 8 pm in Lincoln. Speakers will discuss the current status of the proposed pipeline, and the risks to Nebraska's natural resources, landowners, and Native American Tribes.

We also plan to discuss what steps individuals and organizations can take next. Contact our office in Lincoln (402-477-1008) to reserve a spot in person, or watch the webcast live on the internet.

National Academy of Sciences Says Climate Change is Real, and Threatens  Human and Natural Systems

The National Academy of Sciences issued three major reports on climate change May 19, 2010, saying "Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems."

 

The three reports address the science of climate change, options for mitigating future climate change, and the importance of strategies for adapting human and natural systems to the climate change that is already occurring. Learn more here

 Game & Parks Adopts Changes to Deer, Elk, and Antelope Permits

The Nebraska Game & Parks Commission adopted changes to hunting permits for deer, elk, and antelope at its March 19 meeting in Lincoln.

The changes are designed in part to encourage the harvest of whitetail does, to help keep the deer population at a sustainable level.

Proposed changes include a new October antlerless whitetail season in many parts of the state, extending the January antlerless whitetail season season choice period to start December 26 (instead of January 1), and putting in place an "earn a buck" requirement in the Wahoo and Elkhorn deer units so hunters must first harvest an antlerless deer before harvesting a buck.

 
Other changes will increase the permits available for elk and antelope, add a new statewide whitetail buck permit that gives hunters a choice of weapons, provide bonus antlerless deer tags in 8 more deer units, and establish Mule Deer Conservation Units in south-central Nebraska.

See our quick summary of the changes. See the actual  regulations. See the Commission's full agenda for March 19.

 

 

 

 

 

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