Council on hunting and wildlife conservation reinstated
The Biden administration has announced that it is creating the Hunting and Wildlife Conservation Council, a Federal Advisory Committee that will provide recommendations to the U.S. Departments of the Interior...
BLM moves forward with relocating headquarters back to D.C.
The U.S. Departmental of the Interior is moving forward with plans to bring the Bureau of Land Management headquarters back to Washington, D.C., a year and a half after the...
Montana to formally request grizzly delisting
The state of Montana plans to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, requesting that the agency remove grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem from...
Advocacy group challenges hunting, fishing on refuges
The Center for Biological Diversity challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2020 decision to expand hunting and fishing on 2.3 million acres across 147 National Wildlife Refuges and National...
BLM considers updating sage-grouse management plans
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is gathering new information and reviewing recent science on greater sage-grouse as it considers updating management plans for the species. The agency announced its...
BLM releases wild horse research plan
The Bureau of Land Management released a research plan that aims to chart a new course for wild horse and burro management, using scientific advances to control the feral populations...
USFWS finalizes increased habitat for northern spotted owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will increase critical habitat designated for northern spotted owls under the Endangered Species Act to approximately 9.4 million acres. This decision, announced in a...
USFWS proposes changes to Mexican gray wolf management
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is revising its Mexican gray wolf management to remove the current population cap and set a new genetic objective for the population, as well...
USFWS plans to rescind key critical habitat rules
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to rescind rules made during the final days of the Trump administration regarding the process for excluding areas from critical habitat designations for...
