Whooping crane program closes after 51 years
The largest captive breeding program for Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is closing after 51 years. The program at the U.S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, MD began...
Hawaii updates rules to address feral cats in boat harbors
On Sep. 8, the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a rule change developed by the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation that would authorize state officials to...
Interior approves NAWCA grant funding
On Sept. 7, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the approved funding levels for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA). The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission —...
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Zion National Park requests comments on bighorn sheep
Zion National Park and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources have opened a public review and comment period for the environmental assessment (EA) on the proposed relocation of desert bighorn sheep...
Interior releases report summary of national monument review
On Aug. 24, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke submitted a draft report to the White House regarding his findings and recommendations for the 27 national monuments that underwent review...
British Columbia bans grizzly bear trophy hunting
The Province of British Columbia will ban trophy hunting of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) effective Nov. 30, 2017 — after the end of this year’s season. Once the ban...
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Lifelong Forest Service employee Tony Tooke named chief
Tony Tooke, regional forester for the Southern Region of the Forest Service, will serve as the new Forest Service chief, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced on Monday. Tooke replaces Tom...
Canada designates new national marine conservation area
On Aug. 10, Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, along with the President of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, P.J. Akeeagok, and Nunavut’s Environment Minister, Joe Savikataaq, announced...
USFWS proposal to expand hunting in 10 NWRs
On Aug. 10, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a proposed rule to expand hunting and fishing within ten national wildlife refuges (NWR). This proposal came as part of...
