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APHIS Permits Entry of Hunted Wild Birds and Details Restrictions on
Poultry Products from the Saskatchewan Province in Canada

photo montage of fall wildlife & plant scenes

2009-2010 Migratory Game Bird Stamp Art
Charles County Artist Wins
Maryland’s 34th Annual
Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest

2009 Black Bear Stamp Art
Ontario Artist, David Yarema, Wins Maryland’s
Black Bear Stamp Design Contest

Habichat Spring 2008
Learn how to create
backyard habitat for wildlife!

New "An Evaluation of Deer Management Options" collectively developed by the New England Chapter of The Wildlife Society and the Northeast Deer Technical Committee.

Summary of 2007 Maryland Black Bear
Mortality, Nuisance, and Sightings Reports

DNR Finalizes Hunting & Trapping Regulations for the
2008-2009 & 2009-2010 Seasons

Shoreline Licensing
for Riparian Property Owners Now Open
Deadline for Applications is June 1st

DNR Announces Changes to
Reptile and Amphibian Regulations

Winners of the 2007
Maryland Hunter Contest Announced

Brian Harvey of Accident, MD is the grand prize winner of a $500 gift certificate. An additional 37 hunters won a free hunting license for the 2008-2009 hunting season.

Junior Hunters: Commemorate Your
Deer or Turkey Harvest
Maryland Junior Hunter Certificate Program

DNR Partners with the
Maryland Wood Duck Initiative (MWDI)

2007-2008
Guide to Hunting & Trapping in Maryland

Avian Influenza and Wildlife

ONLINE Hunting or Fishing License
www.wildlifelicense.com/md/
or, call toll-free 1-800-918-2870

Online Turkey & Deer Harvest Check In

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Species, Age and Sex Identification of Ducks Using Wing Plumage
(Acrobat PDF Files - Open with Acrobat Reader and Leaves DNR Website)

Natural Heritage Program Update

Dr. Gwen Brewer, Wildlife & Heritage Service
Dr. Gwen Brewer
Receives National
Bird Conservation Award

Northern Pine Snake photo courtesy of John White

Proposed Northern Pinesnake
Reintroduction Canceled

field of invasive Purple Loosestrife

Purple Loosestrife is Invading Our Wetlands
Can You Help Us Find It and Remove It?

Maryland's
Wildlife Diversity
Conservation Plan

Rare, Threatened & Endangered
Species Spotlight

Gray Petaltail

Maryland's Bats

Photo by: Dr. J. Scott Altenbach

Do you have a nuisance
bat inside your house?
Not sure what to do?
Click Here!

What's in my chimney?
Learn how to determine
whether birds or bats
are the culprits.

This Page Updated May 14, 2008