Wisconsin to hold February wolf harvest season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has opened a last-minute hunting and trapping season for gray wolves. The season will run from Feb. 22 to 28, 2021. ...
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Federal court orders release of captive red wolves into the wild
A federal district court has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to resume releasing captive red wolves from a captive breeding population into the wild. In ...
Lawsuit challenges gray wolf delisting
Several advocacy groups filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, challenging the agency’s decision to remove the gray wolf (Canis lupus) from the ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife to review grizzly bear status
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Center for Biological Diversity have reached an agreement last week to review the status of grizzly bears under the ...
Southern mountain caribou listed under the ESA
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service classified the recently extirpated southern mountain population of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in parts of Idaho ...
USFWS proposes listing for marten, black rail, petrel
Citing habitat loss, wildfires and loss from predation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list the distinct coastal population of Pacific marten ...
TWS submits comments on proposed ESA changes
In July, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service announced several proposed changes to regulations enforcing the Endangered ...