Tag: USFWS

February 22, 2018

DOI budget request boosts energy, cuts wildlife

President Trump’s 2019 executive budget proposal calls for less funding for the Interior Department and emphasizes department spending on energy development, infrastructure improvements and improving public access to federal lands,...

February 16, 2018

Spending deal reopens government, promises disaster relief

Congress has passed a new two-year spending deal, offering $90 billion in disaster aid that will benefit natural resource agencies. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received $210.6 million in...

December 26, 2017

USFWS releases finalized Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan

In early December the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a new recovery plan for the federally endangered Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi). A subspecies of gray wolf, the Mexican...

October 4, 2017

Register for the 2018 Climate Academy

Registration is now open for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center’s (NCTC’s) Climate Academy.  A new condensed version of the program has been developed through a...

September 28, 2017

‘Go where your passion takes you’

Dozens of students attended career sessions with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Forest Service Wednesday at TWS’ 24th Annual Conference in Albuquerque, N.M. Professionals from these federal agencies...

September 19, 2017

USFWS releases report on national wildlife related recreation

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released the preliminary report of the 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The survey — which has been produced every...

August 4, 2017

Court upholds decision on Great Lakes gray wolf population

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a lower court decision on Aug. 1, causing federal protections to continue for gray wolves in the western...

August 2, 2017

House Natural Resources Committee discusses five ESA bills

The House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing regarding five bills focused on different aspects of the U.S. Endangered Species Act on Jul. 19. The ESA has been the subject of...

July 6, 2017

Unique partnership between USFWS and Oregon Zoo

The Service has officially “broken new ground” on an exciting way to effectively connect with the public and tell the USFWS story by partnering with the Oregon Zoo in the...

June 19, 2017

Bison return to Wind River Reservation

As of November 2, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe had restored six of the seven ungulates found in the area of Wind River Reservation in Wyoming before the arrival of Lewis...