Tag: policy

The Wildlife Society Council has recently renewed and updated five position statements that expired in October. TWS’ position statements are one type of policy engagement document used to express the...

Nineteen organizations, including The Wildlife Society, signed a letter to Congress in support of a native plants standard in the 2018 Farm Bill. The letter proposes that the USDA adopt...

At the beginning of November, 16 organizations, including The Wildlife Society, signed a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal...

Tom Franklin’s first job after college, working on urban wildlife conservation, quickly taught him that decisions affecting wildlife often were not being made by wildlife biologists. “It became more and...

On Nov. 8, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that it would be creating an International Wildlife Conservation Council with intent of providing advice on “increasing public awareness domestically...

On Nov. 8 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it would increase hunting activities at nine national wildlife refuges and open up one refuge to sport fishing. Some...

This year nearly 52,700 wildfires have already burned over 8.8 million acres. The recent, devastating fires in California led to 23 deaths, burned 245,000 acres, and destroyed over 8,700 structures....

The federal deadline for nine Canadian provinces and territories to release their plans to conserve woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) passed on Oct. 5, 2017. Not a single one met...

On Oct. 25, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an Oversight Hearing on Empowering States in Sage-Grouse Management. This hearing was held in response to the Bureau of Land...

During the federal budget process, Congress has two main tasks: producing a budget resolution and 12 appropriations bills. As has often been the case in recent years, these processes have...