Forest Service Defends Grazing by Diamond M Ranch in Wolf Case
The U.S. Forest Service asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss a suit led by wolf advocates who want to drive the Diamond M Ranch’s cattle out of the Colville…
Read More...Group wants to reintroduce jaguars; mining ban eyed to protect birds
Environmental groups and scientists with two universities want U.S. wildlife managers to consider reintroducing jaguars to the American Southwest. In a recently published paper, they say habitat destruction, highways and…
Read More...Vilsack wants ag conservation focus on incentives, not regulations
Vilsack said last week that in President Joe Biden’s administration, “the ultimate goal is to reduce emissions” but that his preferred method is through incentives and education, not the heavy…
Read More...30×30 Plan: Panelists Discuss Conservation Policy for Western States
The Western Landowners Alliance (WLA) hosted a panel of landowners and land managers to share their perspective on the Biden administration’s 30×30 Plan. While the policy has not been completed,…
Read More...Montana’s wildlife agency pulls back on science work
Montana’s Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks plans to shift its research program toward short-term, in-house efforts after a decade of ambitious work helped make it a world-renowned scientific contributor.
Read More...Forest Service moves to weaken bighorn protections in Wyoming Range
Domestic sheep could graze anew on national forest land in the Wyoming Range where conservationists bought grazing rights to separate them, their pathogens and their impacts from bighorn sheep and…
Read More...USFWS must consider petition for wild horse’s protection
A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) wrongly refused to review an animal advocacy group’s bid to include a wild horse on…
Read More...Groups call for reintroduction of jaguars in US Southwest
Environmental groups and scientists with two universities want U.S. wildlife managers to consider reintroducing jaguars to the American Southwest. In a recently published paper, they say habitat destruction, highways and…
Read More...Montana gov signs legislation shaping grizzly management
Governor Gianforte of Montana recently signed Senate Bill (SB) 98, with some implications towards grizzly bear management in the state. SB 98 makes a declarative statement that grizzly bears should be…
Read More...Westerners react to ‘America the Beautiful’ 30×30 conservation plan
Despite being called a “federal land grab” by at least one legislator on the far right, landowners from across the West gathered with leaders in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
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