Welcome to Hancock Wildlife Foundation

Established by DAVID HANCOCK in 2006 to broaden his at that time almost 50 years of lecturing and teaching about wildlife and conservation, to include the web, the Foundation's mandate is to use the internet in general and live streaming wildlife video in particular to promote the conservation of wildlife and its habitats through science, education, and stewardship. In David's words,  "Our first live cameras reached and taught more people in a 4 month period than I had in all my years of lectures combined. This is the way of the future." 

David Hancock

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Posting Copyrighted Material is Prohibited

Hi everyone! It's been brought to our attention that a copyrighted image was apparently posted on the forum without permission of the photographer/copyright holder. This is a violation of our rules - not to mention being illegal and really bad karma.

Just to be clear - any images found to be posted in violation of copyright laws will be immediately deleted.

If you find a wonderful image on the internet and want to share it - unless it clearly states that it is a public domain image or is licensed for sharing under a creative commons or similar license - please post a link to the photographer's site. That helps the photographer - and protects us. Thank you for your help!

PS  I've been reminded that some photographers prohibit deeplinking, which is linking to a particular page or image rather than to the photographer's home page, so please check for any restrictions before posting a link.

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More Mexican wolves in Southwest

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By Susan Montoya Bryan "The Associated Press"

 

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials said Friday there are more Mexican gray wolves in the wild in the Southwest than there have been in each of the past five years, giving a glimmer of hope to a program that has been struggling to return the endangered animals to their historic range.

The annual survey results were released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after months of tracking the animals on the ground and from the air during helicopter and plane surveys done last month.

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Canadian groundhogs predict early spring

Wildlife News

The fun side of wildlife news ...............

 

The Canadian Press

WIARTON, Ont. — Two out of three of Canada's furry forecasters are calling for an early spring.

Ontario's Wiarton Willie and Nova Scotia's prognosticating rodent Shubenacadie Sam didn't see their shadows when they emerged on Thursday morning.

But Manitoba's lesser known woodchuck, Winnipeg Willow, is siding with Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil, who is calling for six more weeks of winter.

Folklore has it that if a groundhog sees his shadow on Groundhog Day he'll flee to his burrow, heralding six more weeks of winter, and if he doesn't, it means spring's around the corner.

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$10,000 reward in sea lion killings

Wildlife News

Elaine Thompson / AP

This dead sea lion with bullet wounds was found on a West Seattle beach on Jan. 23.

A group best known for fighting off whalers has joined federal investigators looking into the recent killings of sea lions near Seattle, offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible.

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Snowy owls soar south from Arctic in rare mass migration

Wildlife News

 

A snowy white owl takes flight in this undated handout photo courtesy of US Fish & Wildlife Service. Bird enthusiasts are reporting rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic winging into the lower 48 states this winter in a mass southern migration that a leading owl researcher called “unbelievable” according to Denver Holt, head of Owl Research Institute in Montana. – Reuters Photo