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State Conservation Enforcement Officers announce $750,000 fine for Illegally importing deer

By Staff Alabama Political Reporter In November 2016, Conservation Enforcement Officers with the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division arrested deer breeder, Lewis H. “Sonny” Skinner, and his associate, Franklin Banks Loden, for knowingly importing six live white-tailed deer into Alabama from a farm in Indiana. Federal and state charges against the men were announced … Continued
October 9, 2017

US Attorney charges Alabama deer breeder for illegal transportation of whitetail deer

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The  U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama today charged a licensed Alabama deer breeder and his associate for illegally transporting captive-bred and raised whitetail deer from a facility in Indiana to his deer breeder facility in Alabama. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Alabama’s Wildlife and … Continued
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October 4, 2017

Southeastern Bat found with White Nose Syndrome in Shelby County

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, June 1, 2017, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is reporting that biologists have confirmed White Nose Syndrome (WNS) in the Southeastern Bat (Myotis austroriparius) for the first time. The species joins eight other hibernating bat species in North America that are afflicted with the deadly … Continued
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June 2, 2017

Bat Plague Confirmed in Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Bats throughout the country are dying from the dreaded white-nose syndrome (WNS) and now the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service confirms in a written press statement that the illness is present at Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge in Jackson County. The Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge is an important … Continued
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April 9, 2013

Wade Harrell is the New Whooping Crane Recovery Coordinator

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced in a written statement that Dr. Wade Harrell has been appointed the new Whooping Crane Recovery Coordinator. Dr. Harrell was born in Corpus Christies, Texas and is a fifth generation native Texan. Harrell has a B.S. in Wildlife and Rangeland Science … Continued
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September 20, 2012