BLM approves planning proposal
The Bureau of Land Management has finalized a strategy, known as Planning 2.0, with the goal of making land-use planning more efficient, more accessible to the public, and more adaptive...
NPS constructs the longest feral cat exclusion fence in the U.S.
The National Park Service, American Bird Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other partners have recently completed construction on the longest cat exclusion fence in the United States. Located...
Sage-grouse rider removed from defense bill
Congressional committee members have removed an amendment from the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 that would have impacted conservation and management of the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)....
Habitat restoration begins at Shuswap Lake, BC
A habitat restoration project has begun on the banks of Shuswap Lake, less than a kilometer from Salmon Arm, British Columbia. The project, organized by the Salmon Arm Bay Enhancement...
Cuckoos reveal mystery migration route
Three common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) recently made an extraordinary journey across three continents, revealing the species’ previously unknown winter migration route. The birds, named Flappy McFlapperson, Skybomb Bolt, and Meng...
California Chapter to host CWB® workshop
Certified Wildlife Biologist® workshop on December 3, 2016 The California Central Coast Chapter of TWS and the Western Section of TWS will be hosting a Certified Wildlife Biologist® workshop on...
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USFWS finalizes impact statement on eagle take permits
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) that analyzes the potential impacts of a proposed revision to bald and golden eagle take permits. Proposed...
USFWS to issue uncommon eagle take permit for wind project
For only the second time in history, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will issue a five-year take permit to an energy company after finding that the company’s wind project...
Volunteers assemble massive roadkill inventory
Roadkill is sometimes the subject of jokes, but it is no laughing matter to Fraser Shilling. He is co-director of the Road Ecology Center at the University of California at...
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