TWS comments on American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas
The Wildlife Society recommended the U.S. Department of the Interior use the best available science and collaborate with diverse stakeholders as it continues creating the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas,...
U.N. climate change panel urges immediate climate action
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report Feb. 28 warning that climate change impacts are already happening, are more severe than previously thought, and that countries currently lack...
TWS and partners support BLM’s horse and burro removal
The Wildlife Society, along with the 33 other organizations in the American Wildlife Conservation Partners coalition, sent a letter of support to the Bureau of Land Management for its increased...
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House subcommittee supports climate research funding
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources convened on Feb. 17 to discuss the Climate Adaptation Science Centers Act, with legislators airing concerns about how increased funding for...
TWS co-hosts wildlife crisis briefing
The Wildlife Society, American Fisheries Society, National Wildlife Federation, and Native American Fish and Wildlife Society jointly hosted a congressional briefing on the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. The briefing, entitled...
Martha Williams confirmed as USFWS director
The U.S. Senate confirmed Martha Williams’ nomination as director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Feb. 17. Williams has led the USFWS as its principal duty director since...
Senate subcommittee examined Outdoors Act implementation
Upon reviewing the implementation of the Great American Outdoors Act at a Feb. 9 meeting, members of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on National Parks expressed concerns such as providing safe,...
DOI to distribute record funding to state wildlife agencies
The U.S. Department of the Interior will distribute a record $1.5 billion in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program funding to state wildlife agencies this fiscal year. The U.S. Fish...
Gray wolf listing reinstated under Endangered Species Act
Gray wolves are once again listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act after a court decision. In the Feb. 10 decision, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White reversed the U.S....
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