Tag: policy

The House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held an oversight hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 21, to discuss the status of the federal government’s management of wolves....

On Sept. 22, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a rule listing the rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.This is the first time...

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein have responded to 20 questions about science, technology and the environment. The crowd-sourced questions were sent by sciencedebate.org, an...

In a recent ruling, a federal judge ruled in favor of allowing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) to continue culling double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) that feed on...

The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, a nine-member federal advisory council that represents various stakeholder interests, recommended that BLM sell or euthanize unadoptable horses, as directed in the...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has determined that most humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) no longer require listing under the Endangered Species Act. After reviewing data showing growing trends in...

British Columbia’s Ministry of the Environment recently updated a policy that will end the practice of relocating large carnivores that have either come in contact with humans or become habituated...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has initiated a five-year Endangered Species Act status review for 22 species found in the southeastern United States, including three endangered mammals; the Alabama...

On Aug. 27, representatives from The Wildlife Society’s Government Affairs and Partnerships Program attended the Extreme Mustang Makeover competition in Lexington, Virginia, to discuss the effects that wild horses and...

Partners in Flight recently released their 2016 Landbird Conservation Plan, presenting vulnerability assessments for bird species across Canada and the United States. Partners in Flight (PIF) is a network of...