Bald eagles have made a remarkable recovery from the brink of extinction, but lead contamination diminished that recovery, researchers found, and it continues to leave the species more vulnerable to other threats. “The populations aren’t …
The Center for Biological Diversity challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2020 decision to expand hunting and fishing on 2.3 million acres across 147 National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries System units. The …
Golden eagles that spend their winters in western Montana are overwhelmingly exposed to lead contamination. “Almost the entire population has been exposed to lead,” said Robert Domenech, executive director of the Raptor View Research Institute …
The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and conservation, focusing on aspects …
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 came about at least in part due to …
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 Loon Preservation Committee, Grade found that lead tackle …
The Wildlife Society Council has recently renewed and updated five position statements that expired in October. TWS’ position statements are one type of policy engagement document used to express the science-based position of The Wildlife …
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 percent. “This is having a very large …
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. Zinke’s priorities for the Department of the Interior …
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 219 and request improved communication and collaboration to implement …
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