New bill would ban lead ammunition on refuges
A recently introduced bill would prohibit the use of lead ammunition on National Wildlife Refuges. Last month, Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) introduced the “Lead Endangers ...
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House passes appropriations bills
The House has passed a package of Fiscal Year 2021 spending bills that would provide stable funding for the departments of the Interior and Agriculture for the 2021 ...
Court upholds BLM’s management of wild horses
A federal appeals court recently upheld the Bureau of Land Management’s decisions to help control populations of wild horses and burros, in two separate cases ...
TWS says analyses on new MBTA rule are inadequate
The Wildlife Society recently determined that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s draft environmental impact statement accompanying a proposed rule that would ...
Air Force vies for more control of a Nevada refuge
A controversial provision in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act would grant the U.S. Air Force control over an additional 840,000 acres of the ...
Interior abandons reintroduction plans for North Cascade bears
The Department of the Interior has abandoned plans to reintroduce grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) into the North Cascades ecosystem. Interior Secretary ...
House advances appropriations bills including wildlife funding
The House Appropriations Committee passed two appropriations bills last week that would provide small increases to many wildlife management and conservation ...
Coalition makes conservation recommendations for next U.S. administration
The Wildlife Society, as part of a coalition of nearly 50 partner organizations known as the American Wildlife Conservation Partners, is providing recommendations ...
BLM authorizes increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska reserve
The Bureau of Land Management will allow increased oil and gas drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The BLM released a final Environmental Impact ...
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act passes House
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a primary focus of TWS’ policy efforts, was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives last week. “House passage of the ...