. >>> parks and wildlife says the chance of wildlife usually increases this time of year. matt joins us live tonight. matt, explain where the increase. >> reporter: with daylight saving time ending this weekend, more cars and more people are going to be on the road with wildlife at around dusk. and that's a big problem. >> moving into that time of year when all of it seems to be coming together. colorado's wildlife and drivers. >> with the days getting shorter and daylight savings this weekend on top of that. the movement times for wildlife is starting to overlap with a lot of rush hour. >> reporter: thousands of animals are hit and killed every year from deer to bears and even moose. >> we've had half a dozen moose hit in this area this year. >> reporter: they are on the move. >> a lot of wildlife species, they move quite night. >> reporter: along this stretch of highway 9 north of silverthorn, wildlife and car collisions are now nearly nonexistent. it's because the state has built these overpasses and fencing. >> the problem is those projects are really expensive. they r

there was a lot of wildlife. what i he discovered in those years is at the birds that were coming back in the springtime where the same birds that have been there the year before and then it dawned on me i said zero my gosh we are the interlopers. these are species whether it's birds or the river otters are the trout in the brook they have predated us by perhaps linea and i said zero my gosh i've got to understand that this is their home and we have to coexist and so i began to realize that pesticides are besides all of the things that threatened their lives was i can work for me and certainly for the health of them. that was the first transition for me in my thinking the second one came a few years later when my husband and i went to belize which is a wonderful country not far from here we were hiking in the pint forest of belize and going down a ravine when the overwhelming stench of a large animal hit our nostrils and i thought i hope this isn't a big jaguar that we are cornering. so i said let's just do this.

keeping the distance from wildlife, no matter how cute they look. here's more. >> reporter: it's the oh and awe of adorable baby animals, but what happens when you meet a bambi in real life? >> most people want to react as if they would to a lost dog and kitten, bring it in the house, love it, shower it with >> that was at yellow stone with a baby bison. >> it's fine for a puppy or kitten, but that act of human affection can cause serious, serious problems. >> here at the wildlife center, they are animals rescued from squirrels to black bear cubs. >> why not give them a bowl? >> a great question. ca how to forage. we don't feed in a a bowl. but scattered, and they have to find. >> reporter: nearly a third of the fawns kidnapped. >> people don't realize a young fawn is normally alone during the day. if you find a fawn alone, it does not need rescued or saved. the mother is actually put it there to rest while she's gone off to forage and she'll be their natural predator, get too close, and they should scamper away. >> when people, even if they are wel

halt cruelty to wildlife and help pets in poverty. along with its affiliates, the organization cares for more than 100,000 animals each year through its rescue team sanctuaries and wildlife centers and free veterinary carry for low-income pet owners and other life-saving programs. you can learn all about it at humanesociety.org. that's humanesociety.org. and, you know, there's so much animal advocacy to learn about on your site. just in the state stuff, i don't know where to begin. it says, washington state, stop killing sea lions. new jersey, speak up for abused pigs. pennsylvania, get tough on puppy mills. etc., etc. as the leader of this national organization, how do you partner with the state and so many different animal groups doing so much important work. together we can do more, you know. if we are just doing our solo action, it's going to be difficult. so we want to partner all the time. >> you know, i want to mention as we close our show, we were going to tape with you in late spring, but your spring and summer were pretty do

to help protect your home wildlife rescue workers open up a lot of dawn. tough on grease...yet gentle. dawn helps open... something even bigger. go to facebook.com, (coughs) that cough doesn't sound so good. well i think you sound great. move over. easy booger man. take mucinex dm. it'll take care of your cough. fine! i'll text you in 4 hours when your cough returns. one pill lasts 12 hours, so... looks like i'm good all night! ah! david, please, listen. still not coughing. not fair you guys! waffles are my favorite! ah! some cough medicines only last 4 hours. but just one mucinex lasts 12 hours. let's end this. ? >>> interesting. i'm learning all things kendis this morning. >> yeah, so she'll never come back. >> no, no. >> so many americans, by the way, as you know, take advantage of the long holiday weekend getting back in touch with nature. >> oh, yes, nature lovers. keeping the distance from wildlife, no matter how cute and cuddly they look. here's abc's serena marshall. >> reporter: it's the ooh and awe of adorable baby animals. but what happens when

fish and wildlife service annonounced pls to ban neonics from all wildlife reffuges by 202016. and ththe we house launched an initiative to strengthen federal action to improve pollinator research and to protect pollinator habitat. >> there are things that we can't control or not easily rregulate, things lilike climate change, even habibitat loss are things that we can't control. but things like pesticides we can. >> well, nature is pretty good at fixing itseself. but then tht assumes that you're going to remove the pressures that we're putting on it now. >> we depend on all these things. we depend on bees to pollinate our crops, on worms and other organisms that live in soil to keep the soil healthy and so on. if we wipe them all out, then ultimately, we'll wipe ourselves out. [applause] joanna m macy: what do you sa after that and afafter those words apparerently about me, how can i speak? so i'm going to turn to a voice that has inspired my life a lot. i've come to know it as in my own breath, poems of rainer maria rilke that has been my happiest gift t in this life toto hav

and it is a sea of plants and wildlife. the highest visitation on record. and we continue to see those numbers on a month to month basis this year. so people are finding that part here, saguaro national park. country,hat across the the advertising campaign, all of the different initiatives to get people engaged with their parks and in their community and across the country, it has, i think, in extremely successful. and we want to be reaching out to the diversity of the improving ourd visitation in numbers but in the richness of the visitors that we have at our park. representing what america is today. >> i grew up just south of here as a kid. appear to thee university of arizona to go to school. i got my graduate degree here and i have been in tucson for 26 years. a 44% of latino population here. and like i said, i came in for college but i have lived here and i had never been to a national park ear. i got recruited out of the local county government here as the community engagement coordinator --ause i was -- as they said the target audience of the next 10

authorities in hudson are warning residents increase in sick wildlife. suzanne roantree is in hudson with what you should be looking out for. reporter: over the last few months, hudson police have had a significant increase in the number of sick wildlife showing up in people's yards. the majority of the animals were foxes. >> we are pretty sure it is to his temper. reporter: distemper is viral and especially to dogs and cats. we are asking if people have one of these animals in the yard, do not let their pets out and keep them away from the area the animal was in until it rains and gets washed away or they can clean the area. reporter: a wild animal with distemper will appear to be tame, but police say stay away from it. because of overcrowding of the fox population and the human population moving in. we are not having the trappers harvesting them. reporter: area residents we talked to had not heard about the foxes. >> i never let my dog out unleashed. >> i am more worried about the ticks than the other animals. reporter: police say making sure differenc

department of wildlife officials are disgusted with the crime. 14:03:29 duhe,"it's a shame to see that because you have so many sportsmen here in southern nevada that go about it the right way. they get their licenses, they apply for their tags." count landon and his father among those hunters. ultimate violation of the spirit of the sport. 14:13:35 gallegos "that meat could've been used for coyotes, other animals and humans, people who actually need it. but they're just left to waste." if caught...officials say the people who did this could spend up to four years in jail for the felony. david schuman "unfortunately, the department of wildlife is no closer to finding the poachers than when they found the deer. a 3-thousand dollar reward is being offered for information just ahead of the holiday shopping season.. america's biggest retail store is coming under fire. 2:44 laura walmart is using my public resources as their private security. see how some officials are fighting back against walmart to reduce the number of police calls. and... a man is run over.... by his own car! what happe

but -- wildlife officials come to their rescue. we'll show you the dramatic video of how crews were able to free the birds. up next on more access! he's been saved by the bell for years but tonight actor dustin diamond is our more studio to talk about the ups and down of his life and career.! plus he's the irish firecracker of the ufc but see why conor mcgregor may be smart phones! and you've seen him kick butt in "captain america" and "the avengers" now aaron taylor johnson is going from super hero to super villian in new thriller "nocturnal animals" our new exclusive on his twisted role! next at 6:30 on safe and sound today... after they were found stuck inside a florida storm drain. the pair shut down a busy street in orange county, florida. one of the birds managed to fly away... but the second eagle fell deeper into the drain. he was rescued by wildlife experts... and doing fine. a wildlife center says it takes about average to rehabilitate a bald eagle. thanks for joining us.. "more access" is

we're in the jungles of belize , home to a rich variety of wildlife. frog locked in a deadly battle with a snake. it doesn't stand a chance. here in chiquibul forest, the name of the game is eat or be eaten. the 1700 square kilometers of jungle is often called the jewel of belize. it's a treasure that's protected by national park rangers. they're armed because they have a dangerous job. we're not allowed to show their faces. only their leader is willing to talk to us. derek chan: yeah, i have been fired at. in many cases, i was patrolling with soldiers or with rangers and people fire at us in the jungle. sometimes you see them, sometimes you don't. you come here to protect wildlife and you encounter yourself in a situation that could be really dangerous. yeah. reporter: we're just 10 kilometers from guatemala. the border runs through the middle of the jungle. poachers from the neighboring country, who are often armed enter belize illegally to plunder the forest. the intruders kill and steal local flora and fauna, pan for gold, and operate illegal marij

largest wildlife refuge. it's now run by his widow, dr. daphne sheldrick, who lovingly devotes her life to saving pachyderms. dr. daphne sheldrick: elephants are very fragile in infancy, and infancy lasts 2 years. so you can never be sure that an elephant's going to survive until it's past its second birthday. but since we've managed to raise now 54 through them from the day they were born, i'm quite sure he has a very good chance. of those 54, the oldest are now sort of 18 years old. one of them's a young female, who's now 16, who's had 2 wild-born calves and brought them back to show the keepers, the human family. and our bulls that are now independent and with the wild herds, visit the orphans with both their human family and the other elephants. and in fact, the other day we had a wonderful story when 2 wild matriarchs abducted one of our youngsters from our group and took it off. and several days later, 2 of our big bulls, who are now independent and with the wild herds, came back escorting this little c

. >> being on the sending strong message to illegal wildlife traffickers. nearly 5,000 pounds of these elephant ivory and ran a warrants were destroyed their yesterday. the horns were worth more than $7 million on the black market. >> there are many populations that are going to go extinct in vietnam is playing a role in that. which is why i think they are doing this today to show that they are taking steps to educate the public year in vietnam to please don't buy ivory. >> vietnam will host a conference on illegal wildlife trade next week. it will be attended by officials and experts including britain's prince william, who's been a vocal critic of the illegal wildlife trade. >> from incredible video call camera in illinois -- a stolen pickup truck plows into a subway restaurant. it happened in the suburbs northwest of chicago earlier this month. police just released surveillance video of the in the video, you can see two men were in sight after the crash is still numerous items including cash. officers found the stolen pickup but they are still looking for

wildlife officials have been tracking the monkey for over a week. the latest sighting was on monday afternoon in pinellas park north of park boulevard near 55th street. wildlife officials tranquilized the monkey but now they can't find it. if you remember the search for tampa bay's first mystery monkey went on for nearly four years. it's believed this from the same place up near the silver springs area. local trapper vernon yates is trying to locate and capture him. yates says you should not try to feed or befriend yates says you should not try to feed or befriend this monkey. if you spot the animal you're urged to call fwc. one man has story to tell. he was fishing a few miles out of boca grande pass, about 30 miles from port charlotte when his line caught a massive grouper. check out this video posted by big bully outdoors. at one point the fish switched direction, and that pulled him into the water. he didn't let that stop him, he got right back up and pulled that big guy up. up. as you can see, he was pretty happy with his catch. an investigatio

wildlife experts were able to rescue the bird by reaching into the drain. many people stood by and watched on the street in orlando. (barbara roy- witness) "it was exciting because you know thats an amazing animal, that's our bird, thats our countries bird, we need to keep it safe." the eagle is expected to be o- k...vets are hecking her eyes beak and wings... good morning las vegas... five a-m... including an undo button for the i-phone.... a lot of people may be happy about what this new feature can do... this morning trump is tweeting about nation wide protests happening overnight.... i'll have that from the breaking news center... police and anti-trump protesters clash into the early morning hours. we have reaction from president-elect trump. but first--lets get to breaking news with dayna. we are following breaking news right here in las vegas... an early morning water main break has left some people without water and a mess at a parker collins is live at di and paradise to show us what people are dealing with this morning. parker adlibs parker adlibs

adam: plus, an active warning in hudson tonight after ser what wildlife officials say you can do to keep your pet safe. >> this is really the first time a candidate has used social media in the way that trump has. adam: and donald trump's says social media helped him win the white house, but now he's promising restraint. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now, wmur news 9 at 5:00. of at least five large brushfires across the granite state. some have been burning close to 48 hours. i am cherise leclerc. adam: i am adam sexton. cherise: we looking at images from the largest fire burning in albany. officials say the fire is near the kancamagus highway and pass-a-conaway road, more than 100 acres have been destroyed by the flames. adam: several towns dispatched afternoon around 4:00. no word on how the fire started or if there were any injuries. cherise: the weather is not offering any help extinguishing the flames. let's check in with hayley lapoint. hayley: the weather was beautiful. when it is totally dry, we dig deeper into the drought and it continues to cause problems especiall

. >> the coyotes are wildlife. they are wild dogs, and i think that in the proper setting, that a they need to exist, and we don't want to get rid of all of our wildlife because we, we love animals, i mean, as a country and as a world. i think we set the tone when we start euthanizing different groups. >> according to the aspca, over two million animals are euthanized every year, and jean would like to put a stop to that. >> where are you going to put them? i mean, literally, where are you going to put them? >> there are plenty of wildlife refuges where they can not affect humans. >> in new york city, roughly 650 people are attacked by domesticated dogs every year. meanwhile, only a handful of people across the entire country are attacked by coyotes. >> well, wait, do you know why? because we find them and euthanize them, that's why -- >> oh, come on. >> that's the difference. yeah, coyotes look like dogs. they certainly aren't dogs, they are predators. yes, we haven't had a serious attack recently, but to relocate

be on the watchers pinellas wildlife wildlife watchers pinellas county... be on the lookout! if you happen to spot the monkey, give florida fish and wildlife a call. a permanent honor for a today, the elfers post office was renamed in memory of private first class felton roger fussell. nearly 50 years ago, the 19-year-old was killed while serving in vietnam. congressman gus bilirakis introduced legislation for the name change. fussell's family was there for the ceremony, and overwhelmed by how many people came to honor his sacrifice. congressman bilirakis said it was truly a community effort to get this done. in fact, he said fussell's sister worked at that very post office for 20 years. feeling a bit...off today? well you're not the only one. daylight saving came to an end overnight. coming up -- the way you can make falling back a bit easier as you head into carson and i have seen some terrible ads attacking our mom dana young. for things she never did. trust us we know from experience. mom put her career on hold for us. to raise our family. she is a role model for everyone

warden of kenya's giant tsavo east national park, kenya's largest wildlife refuge. it's now run by his widow, dr. daphne sheldrick, who lovingly devotes her life to saving pachyderms. dr. daphne sheldrick: elephants are very fragile in infancy, and infancy lasts 2 years. so you can never be sure that an elephant's going to survive until it's past its second birthday. but since we've managed to raise now 54 through this little nursery, some of them from the day they were born, i'm quite sure he has a very good chance. of those 54, the oldest are now sort of 18 years old. one of now 16, who's had 2 wild-born calves and brought them back to show the keepers, the human family. and our bulls that are now independent and with the wild herds, visit the orphans regularly. they keep in touch with both their human family and the other elephants. and in fact, the other day we had a wonderful story when 2 wild matriarchs abducted one of our youngsters from our group and took it off. and several days are now independent and with the wild herds, came back escorting this little ca

we have a lot of fish and dear and wildlife.ot realize the significance of that until modification. we are restoring this. a lot of our traditional foods are strong and they predate industrial fertilizers. usually we fertilized with what we have. fish and different things. a lot of our people have diabetes in our community. it is been a rough transition from a traditional system to an industrial system. i want t to restore our food. it is the foundation of our health. i am trying to read localized ththat for our economy. i am trying to keep it here and keep it healthy. enough foodto grow to feed our community. right now loma -- now, we're operating programs. that program provides. you neneed a green economy. that is not transported 1500 m miles. we need local e energy and you not -- and you're not addicted to other powers. you become responsible. you take responsibility. we did a study a couple of years ago that a portion of our people spend a quarter of their economy on energy. a lot of the work is how to be local. how to g gre

in the sense that we're stewards to the land and the wildlife here, yes. we are responsible for maintaining the habitat so those animals can live. tory here on their own. the park is not a zoo in that context. we don't interact in feeding or anything like that. we just provide the habitat for those animals so they can live. have you ever fought an alligator? no. we've relocated alligators from one water body to the next. we try to stay away from the animal as much as we can. there's information at our headquarters about the wildlife ininhe park, and the visitors' center has an educational program on the weekend, which is free, where we talk about the nature in the park and let people get knowledgeable on what's out here. the visitors' center is here to provide education and interpretation about all the natural wonders that we've seen today going out. but get folks to come visit, see nature, learn about nature so they further will appreciate it later on. you bet. it's not boring, because you come into work, and you don't know what's going to happen in the p

the fish and wildlife conservation commission will vote on creating 10 new sanctuaries and expanding five existing locations. both regulators and conservationists say this about the vote: >> it's a big deal. >> this is pretty huge. >> reporter: overdue but something few will notice. the biggest changes how the public is approaching one of these areas.>> what these will do is make it possible to post signs in water around the islands so that people are advised not to get closer than that so the birds can nest successfully. >> reporter: so both conservationists and regulators agree this is a big deal. why has it taken decades for an expansion? >> there has been a period of i think it has been rediscovered why this commission. they have been very successful and i think that caused them to think we need some more. >> reporter: and while out-of- favor for decades, it's a tried and true method of protecting birds. >> these are targeted, modest protections with big benefits. >> reporter: invading the bird's privacy in a critical wildlife area is a misdemeanor but once established, the regul

if you know anything call parks and wildlife. or stay anonymous you can operation game safe on the you can earn a reward of two thousand dollars. if your information leads to arrest. >> . consumer alert. to help you get a head start on your holiday shopping. if you're not ready for this. it's coming at you anyway. amazon launching its black friday deal store. site features new discounts every day. on clothing. electronics toys and other items. sales are offered at different every five minutes. extra perk for prime members they get an extra 20 percent off preorder and new release video games as well as the ability to shop lightening deals with a 30 minute head start. where you can now see costumes from star wars films and learn about their history. until early next year. whereon koss fans out in force tonight. giving blood part of the broncos annual drive for life. is19 year they teamed up to collect donations from fans. it's all part of being a member of the broncos family. some players were an hand to cheer on the donors. everyo

on. >> walked all the way down to the corner there and then right >> reporter: florida fish and wildlife commission believes the monkey is the same kind of monkey that became known as the mystery monkey, scene and eventually captured and st. petersburg in 2012. this monkey is still on the move. next spotted near lake tarpon. aj was with his buddy when they saw it.>> it was in the driveway walking, it turns around and when we sought, we could see the face monkey.>> reporter: experts say the monkey can be dangerous and even deadly to humans. instead, they advised to take a picture from a distance and call the florida fish and wildlife commission because they are tracking this monkey.>>> if you feel the need to face palm in response to a friend's text, apple has you covered. that story coming up. plus, encouraging news for cord cutters. dozens of channels coming to a and this year's heart walk is coming up in november but now is the time to join stacie schaible's team. kia is again matching every dollar we raised. go to www. -- www.wfla.com/heart walk for details. i served under president b

we have seen it before. >> reporter: wildlife managers have not spotted this bull before. but, they have evidence from similar looking antlers on other bulls over the years. >> as those points almost look like a branched antler. >> reporter: while the antlers might look like an elk, biologists say the chances of a moose and extremely low. >> genetics, nutrition, injuries, things like that. but, there's a lot of normal variability. >> reporter: williams is hoping to find the moose again with his pro camera. matt kroschel, cbs4 mountain news room. >> sure is beautiful, ed. >> yes it is. >>> look at this. this is our storm from yesterday. all the way in great lakes region already with snow and some rain showers. right into our state. but clouds now creeping into the northwest just ahead of the next system. this is bringing some snow into our area. this is off the coast. but one system, two systems, high pressure in between. what is this next system going to do? let's see how it plays out on the hour by hour forecast. you can see how it comes in at 2:00 a.m. then you see prett

watch out for wildlife. it can happen any time in denver. 9minutes, starting to see speeds slow down a little bit westbound along i-76 from brighton to denver. >>> robert kennedy, jr. is expected to join protestors at the pipeline in south dakota. he is an environmental lawyer. protestors there are fighting to stop a pipeline from coming through native american tribal since last summer. the pipeline would run beneath a reservoir in north dakota that provides drinking water to the tribe. >>> supermoon is quite a sight to see, but for people in parts of miami, it's causing trouble. >> the gravitational pull has water rising, causing street flooding. here's a look at that. some of the streets along coconut grove sunday night, here is what it looked like. there were about 6 inches of flood waters there. partially to blame. >> that additional graf tational pull has caused our high tides to be a little bit higher than they would have been without that supermoon. >> the city of miami is spending at least $400 milli

but, colorado parks and wildlife says this snow should help them head into hibernation, but they say, we are not out of the woods just yet. now, friends of the steamboat pilot caught the bear on camera. she got stuck inside the suv the driver's door and sneaking inside. she did not make a graceful exit destroying the suv. he tried to get out. the mama bear escaped to safety after a witness opened the door. parks and wildlife says it is not uncommon for bears to be active this late in the year. >> bears can come in and out of hibernation if we have warm days. they will poke their heads out and look for food. we have to do right by our bear to bear proof along the foothills of colorado. >> reporter: now, parks and wildlife says bears getting food out of vehicles. they remind you not to leave any trash or food inside your car and if you are a fan of air fresheners, they will go after those as welshing even if your car is locked. reporting live, andrea flores, cbs4 news. >> thank you. that bear getting one last hurrah before hibernation. >> and that should come soon. >>> we are so tired o

>> reporter: stay away, take a picture from a distance, and call the fish and wildlife commission. they are trying to track this monkey. >> jeff patterson live for us tonight. thank you, jeff. >>> here is a view right now. 81 slade right now. is that a monkey? now, just a tree. 49% humidity in land o lakes. at lakeland automall, 81 slade, clear skies and dry air high lakeland. new port richey, 82 degrees with east winds at 8 miles per hour. clear skies about everywhere we travel. the same in tampa. a strong east wind kind of gusty at times around the region. as for november, slowly cooling down to 81 slade. our average high on november 1. the average in january is 70 degrees. we're definitely headed downward. 87 degrees was our high today. thatn' 90 degrees our record. we still have a nice easterly breeze and the dew points are still relatively low. at 9 pm, 75 degrees, 7 am 68 degrees, 4 pm 85 degrees. another warm day. 84 degrees our current temperature at tampa international airport. dew point in the upper 50s. our dew points are still very low at tampa international. much highe

yeah. >> okay. >> again, the message here is, it's okay to have wildlife around, even in your yards. don't try to met it or make it a good-bye. >> our last two. >> turkeys! >> come on over here. >> it wouldn't be a thanksgiving segment if i didn't bring some wild turkeys. the bird that is the symbol of the holiday. they may or may not have actually eaten turkey. don't know for sure. records say fowl. could be any bird. north american birds do not exist anywhere else. a symbol of the holiday. >> are your niece and nephew here? >> come on out. run. run. run. run. >> these guys are subscribers to ranger rick magazine. i will give one more plug. i was, too, as a kid. say hi, guys. >> hi, guys! >> oh. >> you'll be saying thanks for what you're, we're giving away, and you might get. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. >> spanky tuesday! >>> if you are one of our fans who loves kathie lee's wavy hairstyle you're going to love today's prize. >> we hope you're a lucky winner, because it's time to -- >> all: give it away. helen of troy hot tools beauty packet. >> what? >> worth $469. >> this inc

national wildlife federation and other groups that protected these guys they're making a come bye and a symbol of keeping clean water. they live in wetlands. an example of living together and working together, we can save species. and going back to the magazine, introducing kids to nature. we know when we introduce kids to nature they grow up into kids that care about it. >> exactly. >> let's see, another one. what's coming around? >> oh, my gosh! >> this is a really awesome owl. this is a badger. >> never seen one of these. they're beautiful. >> an animal that lives further west. sort of the early european settlers would not have seen. check out the claws. burrowing animals, carnivores, eating prairie dogs, ground squirrels. awesome. pretty fierce. again -- >> they are? >> -- grant raised this guy. if i hold him, it would not go well for me. >> he trusts you. >> exactly. yeah. >> okay. >> again, the message here is, it's okay to have wildlife around, even in your yards. don't try to met it or make it a pet. >> one last one before we say good-bye. >> come on over here. >> it wouldn't

>> wildlife officials have caught and moved 20 bears out of the tahoe area to the desert. they say it has nothing to do with hunting, but their own data questions the timing of the moves. this video from the nevada department of wildlife shows a bear being tranquilized after it was caught in a government trap on the eastside of lake tahoe. wildlife officials were trying to catch a bear that had broken into a truck and they said this was the wrong bear. he was hauled 75 miles away to the high desert. the team uses rubber bullets and dogs to make the bear fear humans. >> we want their last experience with people to be a bad one. >> some animal activists say moving a bear that has grown up in a lush environment is cruel. >> he doesn't know where the food is and he doesn't know where the water is. that's a crime against nature. >> the activists believe believes the department is taking bears out of the area so they can be hunted. nevada hunters are only allowed to kill 20 bears in the fall season, but they have never taken that many. that could be because most of the bears liv

and in more positive wildlife news: a female florida panther... has just crossed the "calusa-hatch-ee" river. florida fish and wildlife just confirmed the sighting, which happened earlier this month. this is the first time in forty ?years a female successfully crossed the river in southwest florida. it's a good sign that the panther is looking for a mate... because male panthers frequently cross that river. if successful, it could be a huge help for the panthers population. there are only about a ?hundred left in the wild. this morning in lakeland: police officers are taking a break from crimefighting... to do some christmas shopping. the lakeland police department is holding it's annual "cops for kids" program. at nine a-m, several officers and staff members toys for about two ?hundred needy kids. the toys will be handed our during a special christmas party with those families... on december 15th. and... it's beginning to look a lot like the holidays... in downtown tampa. construction is well underway, on the annual "ice rink" at curtis hixon par

where they get to learn about protecting florida's endangered wildlife. they even get to hang out with the animals. legoland florida's newest resort... is getting close to opening. and later today... the park is expected to reveal the ?official opening date. resort is called "legoland beach retreat." it features 152 rooms... including about 80 beach- themed bungalows. the bungalows all feature an outdoor play area and shaded patios... so parents can relax while the kids are playing. the resort will also have a pool, a restaurant and a giant lego lighthouse. today in tampa... you can gamble for a good cause. the seminole had rock casino is hosting a slot tournament... that benefits metropolitan ministries. dollars. ?half the money raised go to the charity... and the other half goes into the jackpot pot. the person with the best slot score gets ?half the pot. to enter, you can play anytime between two and six p-m at the hard rock ?cafe. and of course, it's only open to people age 21 and up. and... one of tampa's biggest concerts of the year is tonight! babs

they say they don't tolerate any kind >>> this morning wildlife officials have new hope for the long-term survival of our state animal, the florida panther. for the first time in over 40 years a female panther has been spotted north of the coo lieu is a ha chi river. that's the river that divides fort myers from cape coral. earlier this month, the camera recorded these pictures of the panther. its footprint confirms it's a female and they hope they will expand the florida panther population. >>> right now it is peak

the wildlife. and the landscape that greets you everywhere. saguaro national monument was established in 1933. one of the primary reasons was for the protectant of this cactus forest here. in the 1930's, it was a vast and dense stand of large and small saguaros that cover the whole valley. in repeat photography of the site, it was shown that the cactus forest appeared to be disappearing. many of the mature ones were dying and not many new ones were being recruited. we have since learned that impacts from grazing and also from the widespread harvest of mesquite trees impacted this cactus forest. saguaros depend on a nurse tree early in their growth when getting established while being protected from the extreme heat and sun. and then also from the cold temperatures starting in winter. if a seed falls and a young saguaro can establish under the nurse tree, that can help to ensure that it's going to grow. that's approaching 200 years, potentially older, the really large ones. they can be a couple of centuries old. usually they are starting to gro

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if you know anything call parks and wildlife. or stay anonymous you can operation game safe on the number on your screen. you can earn a reward of two thousand dollars. if your information leads to arrest. >> . beautiful animal. scott tipton -- our congressman? or is he a real-estate agent for big-money campaign contributors? tipton sponsored a bill to give away our public lands over 30 colorado business leaders called tipton's plans, "a serious threat to the outdoor recreation industry and...thousands of jobs." gail schwartz will defend our public lands and won't put colorado's future up for sale. house majority pac is responsible consumer alert. to help you get a head start on your holiday shopping. if you're not ready for this. it's coming at you anyway. amazon launching its black friday deal store. site features new discounts every day. on clothing. electronics toys and other items. sales are offered at different times. some can d every five minutes. extra perk for prime members they get an extra 20 percent off preorder and n