nevada wildlife

Midway through a two-year study about the potential impacts of a proposed wind farm on golden eagles in northern Nevada, wildlife biologists say they've identified nearly a dozen nesting sites in the area of the $200 million project in the mountains 20 miles northeast of Sparks.

The Nevada Wildlife Commission plans to hear an administrative appeal this week from critics who say the black bear hunting season the panel approved last year is illegal.

Nevada wildlife commissioners are pursuing plans to establish a bear hunting season for the first time in state history, saying the bruin population now is stable enough to allow for one.

Nevada Department of Wildlife the cow elk and a calf were shot in the head with a high powered rifle and left to waste.