Judge temporarily allows grizzly removal in Wyoming
For now, the U.S. Forest Service can continue its grazing plan that includes removing grizzly bears from the Bridger-Teton National Forest in response to conflicts ...
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USFWS releases environmental review of migratory bird rule
In a draft Environmental Impact Statement on its proposed rule to limit the enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act by excluding incidental take of bird ...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to review Mexican wolf management
In response to a 2018 court order, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will review its Mexican gray wolf management by preparing a supplement to their 2014 ...
Seventy-five species to be added to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will add 75 species to the list of bird species covered by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The agency will also remove eight ...
California and Nevada sage-grouse will not be listed under ESA
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it will not list the bi-state population of greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), a distinct ...
Environmental groups challenge grazing effects on grizzlies
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in late March in federal court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. ...
The Wildlife Society comments on migratory bird rule
The Wildlife Society recently expressed concerns about the new interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, which indicates that non-intentional, incidental ...
Court rejects jaguar critical habitat designation
A federal appeals court ruled last week that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s designation of critical habitat for the jaguar (Panthera onca) was invalid, ...
Administration budget would cut wildlife funding
The administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget proposal, released Feb. 10, includes steep cuts for many important wildlife management and conservation programs ...
USFWS proposes new migratory bird rule
Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a proposed rule reducing the ability of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prevent actions that injure or kill ...