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TWS’ Norris Elected Chair of Horse & Burro Coalition
The National Horse & Burro Rangeland Management Coalition elected Keith Norris as their new Chair during their January meeting. Norris is the Assistant Director of Government Affairs for The Wildlife...
Taking Wildlife Science to the Community
The fall semester of 2014 was an exciting one for the University of Montana’s Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society. The 40+ members maintain an active schedule with weekly meetings...
Wildlife Policy: Highlights of 2014 and Impacts for 2015
The year 2014 saw several major federal activities affecting wildlife policy within the United States. It brought changes to Duck Stamps and the Farm Bill, while there was a noticeable...
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....
President requests increased Interior budget for FY 2023
The Biden Administration is requesting from Congress an overall 7% increase to the federal discretionary budget for Fiscal Year 2023, with targeted requests for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s...
Foundation for America’s Public Lands launched
The U.S. Department of the Interior launched a new, independent foundation that will work with the Bureau of Land Management as well as public and private partners to help improve...
Council hires Ed Arnett as new TWS CEO
The TWS Council has hired Ed Arnett to serve as The Wildlife Society’s new CEO. Arnett begins the new position on Nov. 1, taking over the seat most recently held...
TWS and AFS support research units in spending bill
As the U.S. House Appropriations Committee considered the appropriations bill for the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior, The Wildlife Society and the American Fisheries Society sent...
President’s proposal would increase Interior funding
The U.S. administration has released further details regarding their Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which includes increased funding for many wildlife and conservation programs under the Department of the Interior. The...