Tag: mitigation

March 25, 2021

TWS, others submit Interior mitigation recommendations

The Wildlife Society joined a coalition of conservation, sportsman, and landowner organizations to provide recommendations for the U.S. Department of the Interior to implement reliable mitigation policies.   Mitigation is a...

May 15, 2020

Will pandemic have lingering impacts on state agencies?

COVID-19 has affected everyone, and wildlifers are no exception. In this series, TWS is looking at challenges facing the profession due to the pandemic. For Angie McIntire, like so many...

December 12, 2018

WSB: Industry surveys can aid beluga whale research

As funding is harder and harder to find for wildlife researchers, some are searching for novel ways to conduct their studies. In a new study published in the Wildlife Society...

March 21, 2018

As agriculture intensifies, can biodiversity be preserved?

Converting wild lands to agriculture can negatively impact wildlife, but according to a recent study, intensifying agriculture on existing farmlands can also come with a cost in different regions and...

February 17, 2017

Deregulatory measures advance in Congress

Congress continues to utilize its authority under the Congressional Review Act to overturn federal environmental rules issued late during the Obama administration. President Trump signed H.J. Res. 38 on Feb....

February 7, 2017

Congress works to overturn Obama administration rules

Deregulation plans Within the past two weeks, Congress has moved to undo a number of Obama administration actions under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which allows for an expedited legislative...