USDA to Invest $41.8 Million in Conservation Assistance for Producers in Drought-Impacted States
In response to historic drought conditions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering $41.8 million through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to help agricultural producers in Arizona, California, Colorado and…
Read More...Dispute over wolf cross-fostering in Catron County, New Mexico
A plan to place captive-bred mexican wolves in a den with wild wolves in New Mexico is receiving push-back due to potential for livestock conflicts with neighboring landowners. Wolves killed…
Read More...In the face of new laws trapping and killing wolves, groups vie for greater protections
Wildlife advocates asked the U.S. Forest Service to double-up on protections for wolves in Idaho and Montana following recent pushes to dramatically cut wolf populations. The petition, submitted to Agriculture…
Read More...USDA to Invest More Than $4 Billion to Strengthen Food System
Citing lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and recent supply chain disruptions, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to invest more than $4 billion to strengthen critical supply chains through…
Read More...CPW announces membership on wolf reintroduction advisory panels
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has announced representatives of the Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG) and the Technical Working Group (TWG), which will help guide CPW staff and the Commission through the…
Read More...Montana’s Senators differ on details, but agree science is key to grizzly de-listing discussion
As grizzly bears reach and surpass recovery goals in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Sen. Daines and Sen. Tester of Montana agree that science should guide decisions to de-list the species…
Read More...For Predators, Montana’s New Wildlife Laws Bring Cloudy Future
New laws allowing more liberal wolf trapping and hunting and creating leeway for citizens to retaliate to protect their property from grizzly bears are influencing debate over the relationships between…
Read More...Montana officials kill three grizzlies after livestock attacks
Three bears were captured and euthanized in Montana that had chronically depredated livestock. Grizzly bears are protected as a threatened species under federal law, but since their populations have rebounded…
Read More...California wants to buy nonlethal bear traps and pay ranchers when wolves kill their cows
California’s department of fish and wildlife’s funding will be increasing by $252 million, allowing for a range of new wildlife conservation and management initiatives, including $7 million to buy traps…
Read More...Does Biden’s ’30×30′ plan trade science for popularity?
(Subscription) Some proponents of a concerted push to protect large swaths of natural spaces across the country are raising concerns that the Biden administration’s new conservation proposal is too timid,…
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