During National Shooting Sports Month, we celebrate the wonderful American tradition of shooting sports. Shooting sports are a terrific reminder of our constitutional liberty and the attendant benefits that accrue to a free people: active friendship within families, between peers, and among communities, and the opportunity for Americans living in small towns and large cities [...]
In Virginia, hunters should expect some improvements during their next waterfowl hunt at Hog Island Wildlife Management Area (WMA). But in the meantime, bird enthusiasts can enjoy a unique visitor: the ruff. Ruffs are Eurasian sandpipers whose visits to North America are sparse but are especially unique to Hog Island. They have not been sighted [...]
How does $63 million for Texas wildlife conservation sound? A new legislative effort offers the opportunity to protect fish and wildlife and their habitats in Texas and the entire nation. On July 17, Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), or Bill S. 3223, was introduced by Sen. James Risch (R-ID) with cosponsors Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), [...]
Cheetah populations are declining in Africa, but is there a link to tourism? A recent study says yes. In areas of high tourist activity, a female cheetah only raised an average of one cub to adulthood, compared to more than two cubs in areas of low tourist traffic. That’s at least half as many cubs [...]
The mission of the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) is to help conserve the natural resources of the Chihuahuan Desert Borderlands through research, education, and outreach. One of BRI’s recent long-term mule deer studies is designed to help better understand antler growth, body characteristics, and tooth wear for mule deer of varying age classes (especially bucks). [...]
A male and female giant muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis) were captured on camera in Quang Nam, Vietnam for the first time since 2000. This photo evidence is a rarity, with extremely limited documentations of this species by scientists to date. Since the two observed muntjacs are mature and of reproductive age, researchers are hopeful that there [...]
A new study indicates that highly active dogs, such as hunting or sled dogs, could benefit from an antioxidant-rich performance diet. While the direct performance of the dogs did not directly improve on the diet, certain biological markers of fatigue were found more frequently in the unassisted diets. The researchers concluded that dogs that remain [...]
This release was originally posted on the Wonders of Wildlife news page. Springfield, Mo. – Johnny Morris’ Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium has been voted America’s Best Aquarium through a national public poll conducted by USA TODAY ranking the top 20 prominent institutions across North America. The nationwide recognition is the second significant [...]
As the result of a violation of the Endangered Species Act, Ross Jackson, of Colorado, resigned as a DSC Director, effective April 27, 2018. Jackson previously served as a vice-president on the board. DSC and the members of its board were unaware that these violations had taken place until they were made public by the [...]
BEST OF SHOW- Abraham de Villiers Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 DSC Photo Contest! From the Judges: The judges of the DSC Photo Contest are always impressed with the wonderful images produced by the amateur photographers in the club. And this year was no exception. The contest brought [...]
