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...
Ryan Zinke confirmed as Secretary of the Interior
On Mar. 1, the Senate voted to confirm Ryan Zinke as the 52nd Secretary of the Interior. Zinke received bipartisan support in a 68-31 vote, with 16 Democrats and one...
U.S. appeals court will not rehear dusky gopher frog case
On Feb. 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied a petition filed by a group of Louisiana timber and commercial development businesses for a full panel...
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TWS sends letter to USFWS on nontoxic ammunition Order
The Wildlife Society sent a Nontoxic ammunition letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last Friday to express TWS’ support of the intent of Director’s Order 219 and request improved...
Lawsuit filed over agricultural water use in Klamath refuges
On Jan. 17, the Audubon Society of Portland, WaterWatch of Oregon, and Oregon Wild filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s newly...
Border wall could harm endangered animals
Biologists are worried that a border wall would cut off dozens of species that migrate between Mexico and the United States. Penn State University biologist Jesse Lasky said existing boundaries...
Climate change report becomes top government download
In the week following President Trump’s inauguration and the removal of climate change priorities from the White House website, a climate change report by the National Park Service became the...
Irula snake trackers work to remove pythons from Everglades
Masi Sadaiyan and Vadivel Gopal have partnered with the University of Florida to catch invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) in the Florida Everglades. The two men are from Southern India’s...
Alaska challenges federal hunting rules in court
On Jan. 13, the State of Alaska filed a lawsuit to challenge new federal rules banning several methods of hunting on national wildlife refuges and national preserves located within the...
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