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Day two of David Pecker testimony wraps in NY Trump trial; Supreme Court hears arguments on Idaho's near-total abortion ban; ND sees a flurry of campaigning among Native candidates; and NH lags behind other states in restricting firearms at polling sites.

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The Senate moves forward with a foreign aid package. A North Carolina judge overturns an aged law penalizing released felons. And child protection groups call a Texas immigration policy traumatic for kids.

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The urban-rural death divide is widening for working-age Americans, many home internet connections established for rural students during COVID have been broken and a new federal rule aims to put the "public" back in public lands.

Climate Change "Game Changer" for VA Big Game

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Thursday, November 14, 2013   

VIENNA, Va. – A history lesson and a warning about the changing climate are part of a new report from the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) that focuses on big game.

It notes that huge investments were made in the 20th century, mostly paid by hunters through taxes, to restore species.

Today, many of those animals are being impacted by severe drought, wildfires and changes in timing of the seasons.

Doug Inkley, the report’s author, explains that even Virginia's plentiful deer were hit with a hemorrhagic disease last year, spread by tiny, biting insects.

"And the reason the proliferation in hot, dry times is because the water sources dry up and so the deer congregate where the no-see-ums (insects) are," Inkley explains.

The report says not all big game are negatively impacted by climate change. Bears are resilient and elk may fare better, at least in the short-term.

According to Todd Tanner, founder of Conservation Hawks, who lives near Kalispell, no one can claim not to see what's happening.

"We have to get our act together,” Tanner says. “There's literally no time to waste. When you're a hunter, when you're someone who spends time on the landscape, this is personal."

The report recommends taking climate change into account for natural-resource management, maintaining connections between winter and summer ranges and identifying future habitats for animals as their primary grounds become degraded.



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