Area of Focus: Public Land Management

The bill proposes several initiatives to expand public land access and conservation

The final rule opens up archery deer hunting at three wildlife refuges and phases out lead ammunition and tackle at eight over the next several years

The Wyoming Toad Conservation Area and Tennessee’s Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge are the newest additions

The park is phasing out commercial air tours

Cameras along game trails may not give an accurate view of the species

Analyzing scat revealed what and where the cryptic cats hunted

Urials have declined from impacts both ancient and modern

Climate change and past fire suppression had led to damaging wildfires

TWS made several recommendations for implementing conservation leases

The foxes have come back from the brink of extinction, but their genetic diversity remains low