Tag: policy

On July 22, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a biological opinion intended to improve habitat restoration and species conservation in Everglades National Park. In particular, the opinion focuses...

On July 14, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY) introduced the Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2016.This legislation aims to streamline and improve regulations that...

On July 20, following a September 2015 court order, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service formally removed federal Endangered Species Act protections from the lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus). The...

A newly introduced bill in the House of Representatives aims to “maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, generate education funding” and more. The Advancing Conservation and Education Act of...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a proposed rule to expand hunting and fishing opportunities on 13 national wildlife refuges (NWRs). The proposal also amends existing refuge-specific hunting...

On July 14, the House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2017 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5538). The $32.1 billion bill, which passed...

The Bureau of Land Management’s proposal to reform agency management planning is slowly moving forward, with plenty of discussion and debate in the halls of Congress. This proposal – known...

The latest assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature has designated the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) as critically endangered, recognizing the failure of conservation efforts to establish a...

The Wildlife Society’s Government Affairs & Partnerships program has welcomed two new interns to the TWS headquarters. Jennifer Becar moved to the east coast from Corvallis, Oregon to pursue TWS’...

In a major step towards securing increased funding for conservation efforts, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 5650) was introduced in the House of Representatives on July 6. Congressman Don...