Pella Wildlife Company and the Academy of Wildlife Education at Merle Hay Mall agree with the management of the cougar found in Des Moines. It is unfortunate to dispatch any wild animal found within city limits however, when you have a species that is not in its natural habitat, becomes defensive and a possible threat [...]

Pella Wildlife Company would like everyone to understand that due to a change in population distribution wildlife is adapting and moving back into their former range. Staff of Pella Wildlife Company are working with leading wildlife experts across the country and presenting programs about this current trend.  In a cougar program presented in Minnesota, Pella [...]

Although it may be tempting to pick them up, please leave them alone. If you believe you have an orphaned animal, use the following information: Birds – If at all possible put them back into the nest. If you must transfer call the DNR to arrange a pick up time and short term care instructions. [...]

With the killing of a second cougar in three years in Iowa and the confirmation of another in eastern Iowa, the need for a cougar management plan for Iowa is important. A call for biodiversity would allow all levels of wildlife to sustain themselves in the wild places of our state. The question is what [...]

Today the wolves in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment are being removed from the endangered species list. The Final Rule will be published today in the Federal Register and will be going into effect on January 28th 2012. This ruling will effect wolves dispersing from Minnesota and Wisconsin into Iowa. Iowa is part [...]

NORTHWOOD — Residents along the Iowa-Minnesota border in the last week have reported seeing a black bear. Worth County Conservation Board Director Dean Mueller says hes had several reliable reports of the bear in Worth and Mitchell counties. He says the first one came last Friday when the local conservation officer called him and said [...]