COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL After several weeks of serious columns about chronic wasting disease, coronavirus and armyworms, let’s take a break and go to wildlife things that you won’t […]
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SAMUEL: Despite reports, it’s unlikely deer have COVID-19
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Deer probably do not have COVID-19. TV and radio news reported that deer tested positive for COVID, but here is what that really means. The […]
SAMUEL: Army worms are marching through Morgantown
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL It started with a small three foot patch of brown in my lawn. Two long years of aerating, seeding, watering and we finally had a […]
Can deer get COVID? There are doubts
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Deer probably do not have COVID. TV and radio news reported that deer tested positive for COVID, but here is what that really means. The […]
SAMUEL: Wildlife lawsuits on rise, but may be unnecessary
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that there are more lawsuits happening in all kinds of situations. Disgruntled employees, all types of political situations, […]
SAMUEL: Why losing hunters is a concern to us all
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL We hear all the time that hunter numbers are declining. And I think they are, but evaluating that isn’t as simple as it sounds. The […]
SAMUEL: State DNR: Viruses at feeders now killing birds
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we hear about viruses all the time. We wash our hands more, we clean things more, and we’ve learned […]
SAMUEL: There is no beauty in natural wildlife deaths
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL At one time in their life, most hunters get asked the question, “How can you kill those innocent animals?” Sometimes, such questions come from those […]
SAMUEL: Coyotes are not a big problem for human safety
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL We are becoming an urbanized society. In fact, by 2050, over 65% of all humans will live in urban and suburban areas. At the same […]
SAMUEL: It’s time we make a push to buy only bird friendly coffee
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL Around 20 years ago, we started to hear a lot about “bird friendly” coffee. What precipitated this was the knowledge that most shade-grown coffee systems […]
