Court upholds decision on Great Lakes gray wolf population
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a lower court decision on Aug. 1, causing federal protections to continue for gray wolves in the western...
Bernhardt confirmed as Deputy Secretary of the Interior
David Bernhardt has been confirmed as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. On Jul. 24, the U.S. Senate voted 53 to 43 in favor of Bernhardt’s...
Wildlife Monographs: Predator control impacts wolves in Alaska preserve
Gray wolves (canis lupus) are protected within the boundaries of central Alaska’s Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, but their numbers are being reduced by predator management efforts outside the preserve, according...
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Nunavut calls for public input on red knot recovery plan
The Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB) has opened a public hearing to allow for submission of written comments in response to Environment and Climate Change Canada – Canadian Wildlife Service’s...
Study details ‘global epidemic’ of extinctions
A paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences warns that dramatic population declines of thousands of species may be imminent. The study found about 30 percent of...
USFWS publishes rules to delist vole and reintroduce butterfly
On Jun. 23, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final rule delisting the Hualapai Mexican vole (Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis) under the Endangered Species Act. A petition was submitted...
USFWS announces delisting of Yellowstone grizzly bears
On Jun. 22, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced their intent to publish a final rule removing grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) from...
Rising temperatures may bring growing Lyme disease risk
Climate change may mean wildlifers will have to be more careful about protecting themselves from Lyme disease when they’re out in the field. An article in the Washington Post suggests...
Montana to rely on hunter data for wolf counts
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say they plan to change the way they estimate the state’s wolf (Canis lupus) populations, switching to a model that relies on data gathered...
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