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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....
How federal job loss can affect species in the West
The Department of the Interior told USGS CRUs to plan for cutting their budgets
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...
Congress passes final FY 2021 spending bills
After months of delay, the U.S. Congress has passed the remaining Fiscal Year 2021 spending bills. Fiscal Year 2021 began on Oct. 1, and the government has been running on...
Senate releases Fiscal Year 2021 spending bills
The Senate released its 12 appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2021 last week — only a month before the current continuing resolution is set to expire on Dec. 11, potentially...
Long-gone herbivores restore military base
Conservationists in the Czech Republic are turning to wildlife long since vanished from the landscape to restore a former military base. Wild horses, European bison and tauros are roaming the...
