Tag: legislation

January 31, 2019

Northwest Section speaks out against Montana bill

A bill recently introduced in the Montana state legislature would limit the information that the state’s Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks can consider while making wildlife policy decisions. If passed,...

November 27, 2018

New legislation calls for study of chronic wasting disease

Senators John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Doug Jones, D-Ala., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced legislation aimed at increasing the ability of wildlife managers to keep cervid populations healthy. The Chronic Wasting Disease...

October 2, 2018

House committee advances ESA amendments

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Natural Resources Committee met Sept. 26 to discuss nine bills aimed at amending the Endangered Species Act. Each of the bills aims to make a...

June 19, 2018

B.C. Chapter supports endangered species legislation

The British Columbia Chapter of The Wildlife Society (BCTWS) has expressed support for the development of endangered species legislation in the province. The proposed new provincial legislation is intended to...

December 26, 2017

Legislation would steer $60M to fight CWD

Montana Sen. Jon Tester has introduced legislation to direct $60 million toward efforts to combat chronic wasting disease across the country. The Great Falls Tribune reports that Tester, a Democrat,...

November 18, 2016

Wildlife policy in the lame duck session

Following the election of President-elect Donald Trump and nearing the end of President Obama’s administration, Congress was back on Capitol Hill this week for the beginning of the “lame duck”...