Tag: policy

In November 2015, 20 members of Congress sent a letter to Neil Kornze, Director of Bureau of Land Management, requesting information on wild horse and burro management. Kornze responded last week, addressing...

The Northeast Section of The Wildlife Society recently published a position statement on the management of chronically overabundant white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations. The position statement provides valuable and well-vetted...

Montana state wildlife managers suggested tripling gray wolf (Canis lupus) hunting quota — from two to six individuals — in an area just outside Yellowstone National Park. That suggestion was...

The Wildlife Society recently submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service supporting the agency’s Proposed Rule to remove the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) population of grizzly bears (Ursos arctos...

The National Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition, currently chaired by The Wildlife Society, has published a series of fact sheets to the coalition’s website. The seven fact sheets provide an overview...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided not to designate critical habitat for the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) under the Endangered Species Act, according to an agency press...

An amendment that would prevent the greater sage-grouse from being considered for federal listing under the Endangered Species Act until 2026 is on its way to the floor of the...

After months of delay, the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S. 2012) was passed by the Senate in a decisive 85-12 vote. The bill was introduced in by Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski...

States will receive $95 million in fiscal year 2016 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a federal program which supports land acquisition by local communities, states and federal...

Critical habitat restoration programs are doing more than just helping wildlife – they’re boosting economies. According to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey, ecological restoration programs, like sagebrush...