Tag: policy

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has officially approved a new National Wildlife Refuge in the northeastern United States. The Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge will span up to 15,000...

The long history of legal discussion surrounding wolf management continued on Oct. 18, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit met to discuss the U.S....

Two recent court decisions highlight how climate change projections can influence wildlife listing decisions under the Endangered Species Act. On Oct. 18, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reissued a...

On Oct. 13, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the Columbian white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus), a rare subspecies found in the Pacific Northwest, has been downlisted from...

Wildlife professionals everywhere are struggling against the threat of invasive species. At Monday’s plenary symposium at the TWS 23rd Annual Conference, three experts offered insight on this universal challenge, laying...

A settlement agreement has ordered United States Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services (WS) to cease all predator damage management actions in certain areas of Nevada until the program can prove...

On Sept. 28, a federal judge ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop authorizing the harassment or killing of endangered red wolves (Canis rufus) without proof the wolf...

More than 50 Native American tribes in the United States and Canada are expected to sign a treaty this Friday, Oct. 7, urging that federal regulations under the Endangered Species...

Hundreds of acres of biologically diverse habitat near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, have recently become protected under management by The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). The area, known as the Nebo...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (the Services) finalized a rule on Sept. 27 that sets higher standards for petitions to protect species under...