Tag: policy

The Wildlife Society submitted written testimony to Congress last week on fiscal year 2019 (FY2019) appropriations for programs that support wildlife professionals and their work to conserve wildlife species and...

Funds from the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) and Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act were allocated last week. The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission gave $24.6 million...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a rule that would allow it to permit the destruction of resident Canada goose (Branta canadensis) eggs and nests for population control...

Testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Interim Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen described next year’s presidential budget request as “a request of very tough choices and trade-offs.”...

Debate has begun on the 2018 Farm Bill, which aims to reauthorize a variety of commodity, nutrition, forestry and conservation programs under the U.S. Department of Agriculture until 2023. The...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed a secretarial order to expand public recreation opportunities on federal lands and waters on April 18. The order requires Department of Interior bureaus to develop...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule last week declaring that the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) is no longer threatened with extinction and can be removed...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently released a general conservation plan intended to “protect the Utah prairie dog and benefit economic productivity.” This plan, released in consultation with the...

President Trump has nominated James Hubbard to serve as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s under secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment. The under secretary oversees the U.S. Forest Service...

The Bureau of Land Management is currently seeking nominations to fill three positions on the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. Nominations are due by May 29, 2018. BLM is...