May 12 ceremony to include unveiling of the refurbished 15,000-gallon aquarium and kid’s casting event.SALINA- The Salina Central Mall and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT) will host a grand re-opening ceremony of the Bruce Zamrzla Memorial Aquarium on May 12, beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 3 p.m. The Central Mall ... Read More

Lab analysis reported on chronic wasting disease PRATT -- Tissue samples from deer collected earlier this month in Decatur County all have tested negative for chronic wasting disease (CWD), reports the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP). After three deer taken by hunters in that area during the 2007 hunting season tested positive ... Read More

Gov. Mark Parkinson presents Rob Keck One-Shot Turkey Hunt honorEL DORADO — Rob Keck of Edgefield, S.C., was inducted into the Kansas Governor’s One Shot Hall of Fame in El Dorado on April 17. Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson and former Kansas governor and hunt founder Mike Hayden presented Keck the award at the One Shot Banquet. Hayden, the cur ... Read More

Decades of visionary ranching practices paid off for Alexander Ranch, wildlifePRATT — The Alexander Ranch in Barber County has been selected as the 2010 Kansas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Award winner. The annual award program receives nominations from wildlife biologists from across the state. All nominations are reviewed by committee, and ... Read More

LAWRENCE –The Kansas Wildscape Foundation recently announced the appointment of Marc Murrell as the organization’s new executive director. Murrell began work on March 8, replacing Charlie Black, who served in that position for the last 12 years. Black resigned to take a position in Grand Rapids, Minnesota earlier this year.“We wish Charlie all ... Read More

Several presumptive positives detected, CWD possibly found in new countiesPRATT – Testing for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples collected from deer taken during the 2009 season is only about one-third complete, but the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) reports that six samples have shown presumptive positive. All collected ... Read More

Feb. 9, 2012
Numbers still low; no known threat to humans or livestockPRATT — The number of cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) detected in Kansas deer continues to be low and is currently isolated to the northwest part of the state, according to the Shane Hesting, wildlife disease coordinator for the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks an ... Read More