Tag: policy

The Department of the Interior has abandoned plans to reintroduce grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) into the North Cascades ecosystem. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt made the announcement last week during...

The House Appropriations Committee passed two appropriations bills last week that would provide small increases to many wildlife management and conservation programs. The U.S. House Committee on Appropriations advanced Fiscal...

The Wildlife Society, as part of a coalition of nearly 50 partner organizations known as the American Wildlife Conservation Partners, is providing recommendations to the next presidential administration and Congress...

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 Statement for the reserve...

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 Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is...

The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released a report last week that includes hundreds of recommendations to help the country adapt to climate change, including the Recovering America’s...

For now, the U.S. Forest Service can continue its grazing plan that includes removing grizzly bears from the Bridger-Teton National Forest in response to conflicts with livestock, a federal court...

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a nearly $500 billion highway bill that includes a section devoted to reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions, as well as funding for maintenance of roads...

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act should be included in a future economic recovery package, says a letter signed by The Wildlife Society, over a dozen TWS organizational units, and 230 additional...

The Senate approved the Great American Outdoors Act last week, which would fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provide money for federal maintenance of recreational infrastructure such as roads, trails, campsites and...