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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is awaiting confirmation that a fifth deer in the state has tested positive for chronic wasting disease — a fatal disease that attacks the...

Most endangered Blanding’s turtles (Emys blandingii) die before they hatch or within their first year. But Grassroots Wildlife Conservation has been working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to...

Researchers, non-profit organizations, landowners and managers in Texas have joined forces to help restore habitat for the state’s quail populations. Northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus), scaled or “blue” quail (Callipepla squamata),...

The Wildlife Society (TWS), The Center for Invasive Species Prevention (CISP), and Natural Areas Association (NAA) have filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals in the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced proposed lengths and bag limits for the 2016-17 migratory bird hunting seasons. This proposed framework is the first to utilize a streamlined process...

Numbers of Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem grizzly bears have been increasing enough that some researchers are saying the population could be delisted from the federal Endangered Species Act. Researchers say...

On November 16 the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection approved an expansion of their existing bear hunt for 2015 and added a new season for 2016. The decision increased...

On November 9 the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 4-2 to delist the gray wolf (Canis lupus) from the state’s endangered species list. This decision changes little in the...

On October 29 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a finalized rule to open up the state of Wyoming as a special area for black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) reintroductions....

The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) released the fifth “State of Bobwhite” report, which includes information about bobwhite conservation activities in 25 states as well as an examination of landscape...