Tag: APHIS

The Wildlife Society is requesting that Congress provide robust funding in Fiscal Year 2023 for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that support wildlife professionals and their work. The House and...

President Biden recently proposed a 9% increase in total funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Fiscal Year 2023, including significant boosts for wildlife conservation and climate research program...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to increase surveillance for SARS-CoV-2, looking at a wider range of species for incidences of the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans. The...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is offering up to $3.5 million for state and tribal governments to carry out research and management activities to...

Researchers may have found a way to use genetics to determine how susceptible deer and other cervids are to contracting chronic wasting disease. This offers hope that captive herd owners...

COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. When the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is launching a new “Pests and Diseases” webpage that lists all pest and disease programs managed by APHIS....

The Wildlife Society submitted comments on Chronic Wasting Disease Program standards. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service began the process of revising the standards in March 2018. CWD is...