Art Lander’s Outdoors: KY’s Wildlife Action Plan outlines species of greatest conservation need
Kentucky’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) summarizes the status of the state’s vulnerable wildlife species and the condition of their…
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Art Lander’s Outdoors: Eastern Hellbender state’s largest salamander, one of 57 native amphibian species
The Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) is Kentucky’s largest salamander, one of 57 native amphibian species, which includes 35 salamanders…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: A regional migrant, the American black duck is prized by Kentucky hunters
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final article in a series about the ducks taken by hunters in Kentucky…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Green River National Wildlife Refuge near Henderson to protect nearly 24,000 acres
Plans are in the works for the establishment of a national wildlife refuge near Henderson. A statement posted on the…
Art Lander’s Outdoors: Kentucky’s Elk Herd a “Seed Crop” for Appalachia, other herds outside the region
In Colonial America elk were common east of the Mississippi River. The eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis), which was native…
Bald eagle killed in Grand Rivers; Fish and Wildlife Service offers reward for information
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person…