Zinke names Combs to wildlife post at Interior
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has named Susan Combs the Interior Department’s acting assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks, giving her oversight of the ...
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Senate Committee Seeks Changes to Endangered Species Act
Last week the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife held a briefing on “Improving the Endangered Species Act: ...
FWS Reaches Settlement on Candidate Endangered Species
The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reached a settlement last Wednesday, September 9, dictating when FWS must ...
Voluntary Conservation Efforts Lead to Species Successes
Amid legislation targeting the finalized listing of vulnerable sage-grouse and reports of falling population numbers in other Western States, voluntary conservation ...
Northern Long-Eared Bat Listed As Threatened Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published final and interim rules regarding the status determination of the northern long-eared bat (Myotis ...
FWS Considers Critical Habitat for Black Pinesnake
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has re-opened comments on the proposed listing of the black pinesnake as a threated species and the proposed designation of ...