{"id":26023,"date":"2023-12-08T14:08:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T18:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=26023"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:37:08","slug":"wildlife-wins-of-2023-wild-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wildlife-wins-of-2023-wild-bulletin\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife Wins of 2023, Wild Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wild Bulletin<\/u><\/a>, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife<\/em>: In 2023, we saw wildlife wins for many rare and endangered species. We found a very young hellbender salamander in the Blue River and increased public awareness and interest in bat conservation. We discovered the banded pygmy sunfish at Twin Swamps Nature Preserve and doubled the number of active barn owl nests from five years ago.\"barn<\/a><\/p>\n

These wildlife wins would not have been possible without those who support the Nongame Wildlife Fund. To all of you who help care for Indiana\u2019s rare and endangered wildlife, thank you!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to make a positive impact on Indiana\u2019s wildlife, consider getting involved today.\u00a0Subscribe to the Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife Newsletter,\u00a0IN Fish & Wildlife Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0IN Fish & Wildlife Facebook<\/a> to stay up to date with the IN DNR-Division of Fish & Wildlife’s latest wildlife wins. Make a volunteer profile<\/a>\u00a0and learn more about how to become a DNR volunteer, or\u00a0make a donation<\/a>\u00a0to the Nongame Wildlife Fund. For every $50 given to the Nongame Wildlife Fund, an additional $43 is unlocked in federal funding, making every dollar you donate go even further for Indiana\u2019s wildlife.<\/p>\n

To learn more please visit DNR: Nongame and Endangered Wildlife<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Subscribe to Wild Bulletin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Resources:
\n<\/strong>Researchers Discover Young Hellbender in Blue River<\/a>, Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources News & Stories
\nHelp the Hellbender, North America\u2019s Giant Salamander<\/a>, The Education Store
\nHelp the Hellbender website<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Help the Hellbender Facebook page<\/a>
\nBarn Owl<\/a>, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
\nBats in Indiana<\/a>, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IN DNR)
\nBat Houses<\/a>, Bat Conservation International
\nCreating a Wildlife Habitat Management Plan for Landowners<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension’s resource center
\nAsk an Expert: Turtles and Snakes<\/a>, video
\nAsk an Expert: Managing Your Property for Fish and Wildlife<\/a>, video
\nA Template for Your Wildlife Habitat Management Plan<\/a>, publication
\nFrost Seeding to Establish Wildlife Food Plots and Native Grass and Forb Plantings<\/a>, video
\nConnecting Youth to Wildlife Webinar<\/a>
\nA Template for Your Wildlife Habitat Management Plan<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n

Indiana Department of Natural Resources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wild Bulletin, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fish and Wildlife: In 2023, we saw wildlife wins for many rare and endangered species. We found a very young hellbender salamander in the Blue River and increased public awareness and interest in bat conservation. We discovered the banded pygmy sunfish at Twin Swamps Nature Preserve and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,79,45,52,54],"tags":[1883,259,381,196,451,619,1882,883,72],"class_list":["post-26023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aquaculturefish","category-aqua","category-howto","category-safety","category-wildlife","tag-barn-owl","tag-bat","tag-endangered-species","tag-hellbender","tag-idnr","tag-indiana-department-of-natural-resources","tag-sunfish","tag-wild-bulletin","tag-wildlife","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26023"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33889,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26023\/revisions\/33889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}