Provincial report: Wildlife populations declining in Ontario
The Environmental Commissioner for Ontario recently released the 2015/2016 Environmental Protection Report, titled “Small Steps Forward”. Volume 2 of this report focuses on trends in biodiversity, referring to case studies...
Montana Chapter voices support for regulated trapping
A statement by the Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society was released on Oct. 31 in The Montana Standard stating the Chapter’s support for continuing regulated trapping of furbearers and...
Wildlife populations down nearly 60 percent, says WWF
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently released their 10th edition of The Living Planet Report, a document that quantifies trends in global wildlife populations and other aspects of the environment....
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Court argues validity of managing distinct wolf populations
The long history of legal discussion surrounding wolf management continued on Oct. 18, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit met to discuss the U.S....
Wildlife Services to cease predator damage management in NV
A settlement agreement has ordered United States Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services (WS) to cease all predator damage management actions in certain areas of Nevada until the program can prove...
Nominations open for Natural Resources Leadership Award
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Climate Adaptation Leadership Award for Natural Resources, presented by the National Fish, Wildlife, and Plant Climate Adaptation Strategy’s Joint Implementation Working Group. With...
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Congress holds oversight hearing on wolf management
The House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 21, to discuss the status of the federal government’s management of wolves....
Judge rules to allow cormorant culls to continue
In a recent ruling, a federal judge ruled in favor of allowing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) to continue culling double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) that feed on...
TWS discusses wild horse impacts at Mustang Makeover
On Aug. 27, representatives from The Wildlife Society’s Government Affairs and Partnerships Program attended the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition in Lexington, Virginia, to discuss the effects that wild horses and...
