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WILDLIFE

Lawmakers adjourn after making “historic” improvements for the environment and outdoor recreation.
The case has inspired state lawmakers to seek double restitution for malicious killing of wildlife.
Volunteers improve habitat in hopes sharp-tailed grouse will return.
The walk begins at 8 a.m. May 13 at the Sedge Meadow Classroom near the Refuge Maintenance Shop and will be about two hours long.

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Despite snow on the ground, spring turkey seasons start next week.
Defendant now faces three misdemeanor charges instead of one.
Conserving grasslands is essential to preserving populations not only of prairie chickens, but other iconic prairie species such as the western meadowlark and monarch butterfly.
Most quota areas saw a modest increase in available permits except Northeastern Minnesota, where bear numbers have been down recently.
Deep snow and winter ticks in 2022 may have caused the decline.
A snowy April with slow melting is compounding an already severe winter for Northeastern Minnesota deer.

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The House omnibus bill includes the transplant of elk for the Fond du Lac Band reestablishment effort, as well as fishing and boating license increases.
Lawmakers must act to put a constitutional question on the 2024 election ballot or the trust fund expires.
By most accounts, the elk was already a good-sized bull when it showed up in a field north of the Marvin Windows and Doors plant about 20 years ago.

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