Officers with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) responded to four deer hunting incidents over the first weekend of December 2021 — one related to property damage, one minor injury, one serious injury and one fatality — and one related to pheasant hunting. The DNR released the following: — An individual was shot in […]
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Iowa foliage report and photo tips to ca...
While the devastation from Iowa’s 2020 hurricane-strength derecho windstorm still weighs heavily on tree canopy in parts of the state, some areas are hitting their peak for fall foliage. Related: Fall colors in post-derecho Iowa The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported this week that recent warmer weather has extended the fall color show for […]
Cedar Rapids and Swisher residents plead...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported a 6-month-long weapons and poaching investigation in Linn and Johnson counties has concluded. Related: Four Iowans convicted in yearlong poaching case The DNR issued the following on Aug. 10, 2021: Iowa Conservation Officers concluded a six-month-long investigation into felony weapons charges and wildlife poaching violations involving a deer […]
Black bears may move into Iowa in near f...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources notes that in the next several weeks, Northeast Iowa will likely be visited by a few wandering black bears coming down from Minnesota and Wisconsin ahead of the breeding season. Those visits have been an annual occurrence every spring since 2014, but in the coming years, some of those […]
Youth rescued from Iowa lake
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported March 23 that a Marion teen was pulled from Lake Darling after his kayak sank. Lake Darling is located in Washington County, in southeastern Iowa. Related: Safety urged in wake of Iowa drownings The incident happened Friday, March 19, 2021. Read more from the Iowa DNR: A 17-year-old […]
Four Iowans convicted in yearlong poachi...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported the results of a yearlong investigation on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, that resulted in the convictions of four Iowans, involving numerous wildlife violations. Learn more from the DNR: A routine inspection of local taxidermy operations in Buchanan and Linn counties began a yearlong investigation into poaching activity and […]
Iowa teens charged with intentionally ki...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported Nov. 17, 2020, that two Polk County minors were cited for intentionally hitting and killing a deer at a park in Polk City, in central Iowa. More: Migrating ducks make fatal mistake in Iowa Learn more about the incident from the Iowa DNR: Polk City — Two Polk […]
Migrating ducks make fatal mistake; hund...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported that hundreds of migrating waterfowl were killed by vehicles in northwest Iowa. DNR officials reported seeing more than 200 dead ducks on a highway and undoubtedly more elsewhere. Related: Migration superhighway in Iowa Learn more from the DNR’s report of Nov. 10, 2020: A unique weather phenomenon caused […]
DNR bypasses health, climate concerns to...
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources overlooked concerns from nearly a dozen respondents in renewing a five-year air quality operating permit for the University of Iowa. “The system is rigged,” said Massimo Paciotto Biggers, a City High student and a leader of the Iowa City Climate Strikers, after learning of the permit renewal. “No one […]
Reward offered in search for bald eagle ...
Sad news out of central Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reported Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020, that a bald eagle died after being shot in northeast Ankeny. Related: Iowan kills six trumpeter swans Learn more from the DNR report: On January 3, 2020, the Ankeny Police Department contacted a DNR Conservation Officer and a […]