Senate committee advances bill funding wildlife crossings
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously advanced the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (S. 2302) on July 30. The bill, which ...
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Refuge supporters challenge administration on road through Izembek
The National Wildlife Refuge Association and partners filed suit in federal district court against the administration after Secretary of the Interior David ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces grants for neotropical birds
Federal funds as well as matching partner funds from the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act will provide more than $20 to conservation projects, the U.S. ...
Court decision puts grizzly bears back on ESA list
Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the Greater Yellowstone Area are formally back on the Endangered Species Act list after a court order was issued in ...
Coalition rallies around Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12. Over 60 original cosponsors joined ...
Senate approaches recess with much left undone
With the August recess fast approaching, the Senate faces a long to-do list of priority actions, including pending nominations and appropriations work. ...
The Wildlife Society supports international hunting
The Wildlife Society, in partnership with over 30 other organizations, spoke out against the “Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal ...
Hundreds of BLM positions to move west
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has announced plans to relocate the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management to Grand Junction, Colo. The department plans ...
Frog case settled with no decision on habitat definition
A years-long court battle between the administration and a private property owner over exactly what constitutes “habitat” for an endangered frog ended recently ...
Wild horse board meets, amidst gathers and scrutiny
The Bureau of Land Management last week began gathering wild horses in eastern Nevada, as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce the ecologically feral species’ ...