Tag: policy

September 5, 2017

Zion National Park requests comments on bighorn sheep

Zion National Park and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources have opened a public review and comment period for the environmental assessment (EA) on the proposed relocation of desert bighorn sheep...

August 31, 2017

NM Chapter CAC comments on Mexican wolf recovery plan

The Conservation Affairs Committee (CAC) of the New Mexico Chapter of The Wildlife Society submitted comments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s draft recovery plan for Mexican wolves. The Chapter...

August 28, 2017

Interior releases report summary of national monument review

On Aug. 24, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke submitted a draft report to the White House regarding his findings and recommendations for the 27 national monuments that underwent review...

August 24, 2017

British Columbia bans grizzly bear trophy hunting

The Province of British Columbia will ban trophy hunting of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) effective Nov. 30, 2017 — after the end of this year’s season. Once the ban...

August 21, 2017

New TWS policy resources available

Four new policy briefs have been added to The Wildlife Society’s Policy Resources and several have been updated. These publications are available as educational resources for chapters, sections, and members...

August 18, 2017

Canada designates new national marine conservation area

On Aug. 10, Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, along with the President of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, P.J. Akeeagok, and Nunavut’s Environment Minister, Joe Savikataaq, announced...

August 17, 2017

House Appropriators recognize role of professional societies

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations filed a report (House Report 115-238) associated with the FY18 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill which acknowledges...

August 14, 2017

Wyoming Chapter comments to improve sage-grouse regulations

New policies and regulations regarding greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) management were proposed in the state of Wyoming earlier this year in response to new legislation, specifically relating to the practice...

August 9, 2017

Review team submits sage-grouse management recommendations

The U.S. Department of the Interior released a report, developed by the Sage-Grouse Review Team, which provides an assessment of the 2015 federal Greater Sage-Grouse plans and makes recommendations for...

August 4, 2017

Court upholds decision on Great Lakes gray wolf population

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a lower court decision on Aug. 1, causing federal protections to continue for gray wolves in the western...