Tag: policy

The Bureau of Land Management has announced it will hold public hearings this November in four states — Idaho, California, Oregon, and Colorado — as part of its gathering of...

On Oct. 2 the Federal Register released a notice of the upcoming Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board meeting on Oct. 18 and Oct. 19 in Grand Junction, Colorado. The...

Gray wolf (Canis lupus) hunting has resumed in Wyoming, pursuant to state management and conservation efforts. The species was removed from the federal endangered species list on April 25, 2017....

Registration is now open for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center’s (NCTC’s) Climate Academy.  A new condensed version of the program has been developed through a...

The largest captive breeding program for Whooping Crane (Grus americana)  is closing after 51 years. The program at the U.S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, MD began...

On Sep. 13, the House Natural Resources Committee held the markup for the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act, or SHARE Act (H.R. 3668). The legislative package was voted out...

On Sep. 8, the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources approved a rule change developed by the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation that would authorize state officials to...

On Sept. 7, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced the approved funding levels for the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA). The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission —...

The status of grizzly bear populations under the Endangered Species Act is facing mounting legal arguments in the courts since August. There are five populations of grizzly bears in the...

Bureau of Land Management rangelands can only support around 27,000 horses and burros, yet nearly 73,000 live on these ranges and over 45,000 are held in off-range facilities, which cost...