Hunters celebrated for continued support of wildlife conservation
Hunters and anglers are being celebrated this week for their continued contributions to fish and wildlife conservation funding. The contributions of waterfowl hunters will be highlighted on next year’s Federal...
Environmental group sues over walrus ESA decision
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit in federal District Court for the District of Alaska, challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to withdraw the Pacific...
House committee passes public lands bill backed by TWS
The House Natural Resource Committee has passed a bill to reauthorize a program that assists the Bureau of Land Management in resource management on federal lands, funds habitat conservation projects...
TWS raises concerns about White House budget requests
The Wildlife Society has sent a letter to the Trump administration, expressing concerns over major cuts proposed to wildlife science and conservation programs in the Interior and Agriculture departments. President...
Montana opts not to open grizzly hunts due to court battles
While Idaho and Wyoming may offer limited grizzly hunts this year, Montana officials are postponing any decision to allow hunts there, citing ongoing court battles. The three states are permitted...
Wildlife programs see cuts in USDA budget proposal
President Trump’s proposed budget for 2019 cuts funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including deep cuts in several wildlife programs. The Forest Service is slated for reductions of up...
Interior to work with Western states on game management
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a secretarial order last week to direct bureaus within his department to work more closely with Western states on the management of habitat for big...
For lease: Lands formerly known as national monuments
Some lands removed from Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by President Trump’s executive order in December have been opened to mining and drilling. These lands, set aside...
Court reverses Idaho trapping decision in Canada lynx case
A U.S. District Court has overturned its 2016 ruling that directed the state of Idaho to modify trapping regulations in northern regions of the state to protect Canada lynx (Lynx...
