Comments Sought on Draft EIS for Feral Swine Damage Control
Feral swine have greatly expanded their range over the last 30 years. At the same time, the annual estimated damage they cause, plus the costs of control, has risen to...
President Signs Duck Stamp Price Increase into Law
Over 550 letters from The Wildlife Society members sent to Senators urged them to pass a bill to increase the price of Duck Stamps from $15 to $25. The Senate...
Avian Influenza Confirmed in Wild Birds in Washington State
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic (HPAI) H5 avian influenza in wild birds in Whatcom County,...
Captive Marsupials Released into the Wild
Perth Zoo recently released 14 zoo-born numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus), also called banded anteaters, into Dryandra Woodland in Western Australia as part of an ongoing effort to bolster wild populations of...
Controversy over the Management of Horses
Controversy over the management of feral horses and burros has heightened with Wyoming suing the federal government and the Western Governors’ Association issuing a resolution on the topic this month....
Learn and Network: Biometrics Working Group
The Wildlife Society’s Biometrics Working Group promotes the development and application of biometrical methods in the study and management of wildlife resources. The working group provides a forum for TWS...
Large Carnivores Make a Voracious Comeback in Europe
The recovery of lynx, brown bears, and grey wolves in a continent that has seen hundreds of years of development is showing that humans may not have to keep out...
Comment Period for Farm Bill Program Now Open
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has released a rule for the implementation of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). EQIP is a farm bill program...
CRomnibus: Conservation Funding
The $1 trillion spending bill approved by Congress last week will keep the government running until the end of the Fiscal Year (FY), October 2015. The “Consolidated and Further Continuing...
