Lead ammunition banned for hunting wildlife in California
Lead ammunition is now banned for hunting wildlife in California. The new regulation is actually the final phase of a California law passed in 2013. The regulation ...
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TWS member’s loon study featured in Washington Post
TWS member Tiffany Grade’s Journal of Wildlife Management study on lead tackle and loon deaths in has been featured in the Washington Post. A biologist with the ...
TWS renews five position statements
The Wildlife Society Council has recently renewed and updated five position statements that expired in October. TWS’ position statements are one type of policy ...
JWM: Lead tackle sinking NH loons
Lead tackle is responsible for nearly half the deaths of adult loons in New Hampshire, a recent study found, reducing the bird’s population in the state by 43 ...
Zinke issues first orders as Secretary of the Interior
In Ryan Zinke’s first week as Secretary of the Interior, he addressed his staff to discuss his plans for the department and issued his first secretarial orders. ...
TWS sends letter to USFWS on nontoxic ammunition Order
The Wildlife Society sent a Nontoxic ammunition letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last Friday to express TWS’ support of the intent of Director’s Order ...
USFWS issues Director’s Order for use of nontoxic ammunition
USFWS released Director’s Order 219 on Jan. 19, during the final hours of the Obama Administration. The Order outlines an effort to expand the use of nontoxic ...