Tag: policy

Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, and Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, introduced a bill (H.R. 6013) that would designate Jan. 31 as the end of the federal duck hunting season by modifying...

On Thursday last week, the Senate Committee on Appropriations unanimously approved a $32.6 billion Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year (FY) 2019 (S. 3073) Only one...

The British Columbia Chapter of The Wildlife Society (BCTWS) has expressed support for the development of endangered species legislation in the province. The proposed new provincial legislation is intended to...

Both the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the House Subcommittee on Federal Lands convened during the first week of June to discuss prospects for the 2018 fire season with...

The House Appropriations Committee has approved a $35.25 billion spending bill for the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and related agencies for fiscal year 2019. The committee approved the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will review the status of 38 southwestern species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Under review are species found in...

The National Park Service has proposed a rule that would change hunting and trapping regulations for national preserves in Alaska. The rule would reverse NPS regulations approved in 2015 that...

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...

Collaboration between the Tallcree Tribal Government, Nature Conservancy Canada, Syncrude Canada and the governments of Alberta and Canada has led to the establishment of the Birch River Wildland Provincial Park....

The Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society (ICTWS) has opposed a state bill that would amend the state’s Wildlife Code to allow supplemental feeding of deer outside hunting season. Illinois...