Appeals court rejects lawsuit against Oregon grazing authorizations
Environmentalists have failed to convince the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that grazing authorizations unlawfully harmed bull trout on seven allotments in Oregon’s Malheur National Forest. The appellate court…
Read More...Feds, tribes raise concerns about cuckoo habitat proposal
The Fish and Wildlife Service has rekindled an Endangered Species Act debate with its proposal for a large, multistate critical habitat for the western yellow-billed cuckoo. The Army Corps of…
Read More...Opinion: Public partnerships key to wildlife planning efforts
The lack of recognition of migration corridors — areas through which large numbers of wildlife migrate and thus serve a vital role for long-term survival — in public land management…
Read More...Earth’s insect population shrinks 27% in 30 years
The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, according to researchers whose big picture study of global bug decline paints a…
Read More...Conflicts with wolves in Wyoming decrease as population declines toward objectives
Three measures of conflict between livestock and wolves – livestock conflicts with wolves, compensation for depredations caused by wolves and the number of wolves lethally removed in response to conflicts…
Read More...Report: Washington’s wolf population grows at least 11 percent in 2019
Washington’s wolf population grew at least 11% between 2018 and 2019, despite the death of 21 wolves from hunting, lethal removal and predation. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists…
Read More...Yellowstone’s Wolves 25 years after reintroduction: The effects on ranchers
March marked the 25th anniversary of wolf reintroduction. After a quarter-century, there are factual answers to lingering concerns, questions and fears. This is the third in a series that has…
Read More...Documentary: Sharing the Range
Check out this short film documenting the challenges of living with large carnivores and how the people of the Waterton Biosphere Reserve are meeting these challenges.
Read More...Guard dog program brings back tradition in Portugal as wolves expand
One of the oldest canine breeds on the Iberian Peninsula, Serra da Estrela dogs have been guarding livestock against attacks by Iberian wolves and stray dogs for centuries. While some…
Read More...California moves toward protecting mountain lions
California took a major step yesterday toward giving mountain lions protection as an endangered species. The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to approve Southern California and Central Coast…
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