Conservation Hawks

06/24/2026

Something to keep in mind when you're fishing or hunting.

Climate change is increasing human-snake encounters, even as many countries remain ill-equipped to treat victims

06/22/2026

Wind power is essential to limiting human-caused climate change and protecting our fishing & hunting.

It’s the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines, spending roughly $2.5 billion to get companies to abandon their wind projects.

06/18/2026

Today's question: Shouldn't the "Environmental Protection Agency" be focused on protecting our environment? (Including our woods and waters?)

In January 2025, the Trump administration began shutting down projects within the EPA’s independent science division that touched on climate change and environmental justice. Air quality researcher Thomas Luben, who had worked at the agency for 18 years, was fired for objecting.

06/17/2026

"Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused by humans pushes sea levels higher ..."

New research shows that extreme floods in coastal areas are becoming more common as climate change causes sea levels to rise.

06/16/2026

Sometimes doing the right thing for our woods & waters actually saves us money as well.

06/15/2026

And they would be correct ...

"Two-thirds of U.S. voters agree that global warming is affecting the cost of living to some degree, according to new survey data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, including most Democrats and moderate Republicans. Of those two-thirds, a majority of them said that climate change was driving up what they pay for groceries, utility bills, and home insurance."

Most Democrats and moderate Republicans agree that global warming is increasing the cost of living, a new survey shows.

06/12/2026

Human-caused climate change is impacting our western snowpack, which in turn, will have a massive impact on fishing & hunting in the West.

The West's missing snowpack has teed up a dangerous summer drought.

06/11/2026

"Oil industry allies are quietly targeting a field of climate research that could cost fossil fuel companies billions of dollars."

Surprised?

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06/09/2026

High humidity impacts hunters & anglers, too.

Extreme heat combined with high humidity is becoming more common as the climate warms, making it harder for people to cool their bodies.

06/08/2026

It's nice to see that some government agencies are still focused on helping anglers during these difficult times.

For anglers, blue-ribbon trout streams are characterized by free-flowing water that’s clear, cold and full of fish. But in the past decade, the chilly streams that sustain Montana’s prized trout species have been warming up and drying out as a result of rising global temperatures. As stream gaug...