Tag: hearing

We usually think of spiders sensing the physical vibrations of prey on their webs. But researchers believe spiders also use their webs to extend their hearing. Using a soundproof room,...

The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife held a hearing last week to consider eight bills and one resolution, including one piece of legislation that...

During a hearing last week, U.S. lawmakers highlighted threats to wildlife and the loss of biodiversity as well as how to address these issues. The U.S. Senate Environment and Public...

Under legislation considered last week by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, the Department of the Interior would be required to remove the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly...

Lawmakers highlighted the challenges of wildlife diseases during two Congressional hearings last week. The Environment and Public Works Committee explored the impact of disease on wildlife health, human health and...

More than 1,000 scientists from around the country signed a letter organized by The Wildlife Society and other members of the Alliance for America’s Fish and Wildlife  in support of the...

The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife considered several conservation bills last week, including one that would reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. The “North American...

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considered options for addressing the maintenance backlog on public lands during a hearing last week. The $19.4 billion public lands maintenance backlog has...

A bill requiring mandatory funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund was among one of eight pieces of legislation approved by the House Natural Resources Committee last week during...

The House Natural Resources Committee’s Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife held a hearing June 13 to consider several new pieces of legislation, including a discussion draft of a bill...