pelicans

  • Idaho Pelicans in the Crosshairs Again

    Barrie Gilbert

    Idaho Fish and Game wants to harass and kill pelicans down to half their present population- IDFG is seeking comments thru April 2 on a long-term plan to manage pelicans for the next ten years. https://idfg.idaho.gov/form/pelican-plan-2016 The goal of the “Management Plan for the Conservation of American White Pelicans in Idaho 2016-2025” is to “maintain…

  • Farmer ‘snapped’ in anger at pelican colony

    Ken Cole

    This has to be one of the most egregious incidents of wildlife destruction I’ve heard of in recent times. A farmer has admitted to destroying an entire colony of pelican nests. 2,400 eggs and chicks were destroyed by a farmer who complained that the colony was destroying his crops. Pelicans are protected under the Migratory…

  • Badgers, skunks to F&G: Thanks but no thanks to island plan

    Ken Cole

    The Skunks and Badgers leave island with pelicans. The plan to introduce skunks and badgers to an island in Eastern Idaho’s Blackfoot River Reservoir so that they would prey on pelican eggs has failed because the skunks and badgers have left the island. Badgers, skunks to F&G: Thanks but no thanks to island plan. By…

  • Skunks, badgers enlisted to control Idaho pelicans

    Ken Cole

    Is this a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act? After being told by the US Fish and Wildlife Service that their plan to oil the eggs of nesting pelicans amounted to an eradication program, the Idaho Fish and Game has proceeded to introduce skunks and badgers onto Gull Island in Blackfoot Reservoir to eat…

  • Rare pelicans to be "managed" (killed) in Idaho

    Brian Ertz

    Notice: for those who want to comment on this, the comment period has been extended until noon on May 12, 2009.  You can also provide oral testimony to the Fish and Game Commission the evening or the 13th. The Fish and Game Commission meeting begins at 7:00PM in the ISU Student Union Bldg – Big…

  • Pelican vs. trout: Idaho F&G's still out

    Ralph Maughan

    There was an increase in the number of the huge white pelicans in Idaho in 2007, although the number of nests is down this year. These are not common, nor widespread birds, but some anglers (mostly reservoir anglers) want them destroyed, even though they eat far more trash fish than trout. Once again, we face…

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