Conservation agencies plan hiring sprees for FY 2023
The U.S. Department of the Interior outlined a strategic plan for the U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management to take on...
Climate committee recognizes ecosystem importance
At a recent meeting of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, committee members expressed the importance of federal investments in ecosystem conservation and restoration in order to advance...
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act heads to Senate floor
The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works advanced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S.2372) in a 15-5 bipartisan vote during this week’s full committee markup on the legislation....
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President Biden requests $31.1B for USDA in FY 2023
President Biden recently proposed a 9% increase in total funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Fiscal Year 2023, including significant boosts for wildlife conservation and climate research program...
President requests increased Interior budget for FY 2023
The Biden Administration is requesting from Congress an overall 7% increase to the federal discretionary budget for Fiscal Year 2023, with targeted requests for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s...
USFWS proposes listing northern long-eared bats as endangered
Citing the escalation of white-nose syndrome, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to reclassify the threatened northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act....
USFWS can continue barred owl removal, court rules
A U.S. federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can continue lethally removing non-native barred owls from threatened spotted owl ranges. Spotted owls (Strix occidentalis), a...
TWS advocates for increased DOI conservation funding
The Wildlife Society urged the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies to provide robust funding in its Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations for programs that support wildlife professionals...
Yellowstone aims to cull 900 bison this year
Yellowstone National Park has begun its annual winter removal of bison from the park’s herd in an effort to help sustain the population and reduce spread of disease to livestock,...
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