Company withdraws request to register Kaput feral hog bait in Texas
The company Scimetrics has withdrawn its request for registration in the state of Texas of the warfarin-based pesticide, Kaput, for its use in the control of feral swine (Sus scrofa)....
USFWS initiating several endangered species status reviews
On Apr. 17, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it is initiating five-year status reviews for eight endangered species, including the Kirtland’s warbler, the Ozark hellbender, and the...
Award recipients cited for their heroic work
As a wildfire approached Gatlinburg, Tennessee, last November, two park rangers jumped into action with their chain saws. The pair, Ryan Williamson and Andrew Herrington, is credited with saving hundreds...
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Norway to cull reindeer herd to stem CWD
Alarmed by the appearance of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Norway, the country’s agriculture and food minister has approved a plan for hunters to cull an entire herd of 2,000...
USFWS reclassifies manatee from endangered to threatened
On Mar. 30, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a press release announcing its decision to reclassify the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) from endangered to threatened under the...
First wolf spotted in Nevada in nearly a century
Nevada wildlife officials have confirmed the first presence of a gray wolf (Canis lupus) in the state in nearly a century. The male, which is believed to have dispersed from...
USFWS rule ending ‘otter-free’ zone upheld by federal judge
In 1986, Congress authorized the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to regularly remove and relocate federally threatened southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) from an “otter-free” management zone south of...
Court upholds USFWS decision to delist WY wolves
On March 3, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a 2012 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to delist gray wolves (Canis lupus) in...
Third jaguar in U.S. spotted in Arizona
A jaguar (Panthera onca) has been captured by trail camera in Arizona, making it the third jaguar confirmed in the United States since 2011. The camera trap captured the photo...
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