Endangered Species & Wildlife
Monday, March 18, 2024
Environmental advocates sue over MT logging project
The Alliance for the Wild Rockies has sued the U.S. Forest Service over a logging project in southwestern Montana. The group claims the agency …
Monday, March 18, 2024
Action to save remaining Illinois wetlands gains steam
The Supreme Court's decision in 2023 to roll back the Clean Water Act has meant less federal oversight in protecting the country's wetlands. …
Monday, March 18, 2024
Anglers seek trawler buffer zone as Atlantic herring stock declines
Recreational fishermen in New England say commercial trawlers are threatening the survival of smaller businesses relying on a healthy stock of Atlanti…
CA bill aims to reduce marine mammal entanglements in set gillnets
A new bill aims to reduce the number of sea lions, sharks, rays, skates and giant sea bass dying off the coast of Southern California in huge set …
Lawmakers could continue re-wilding Colorado with wolverine bill
Colorado may soon welcome back wolverines, an animal with a reputation for its ferocity and strength nearly wiped out by trapping, poisoning and …
CT lawmakers water down bill addressing toxic pesticides
A Connecticut bill would have restricted toxic pesticides called neonicotinoids - or so it seemed. The bill's newest iteration, some experts feel…
Groups push for less pesticide use to save Florida's endangered species
Last month, an environmental group sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, accusing it of failing to protect endangered species from dangerous …
Feds propose plan to return grizzlies in ID's Bitterroots
Grizzly bears could make a comeback in Idaho's Bitterroots under proposed plans from the federal government. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has …
$42.5 million would track lethal OK wildlife disease
Wildlife advocates are calling on Congress to pass a bill to help states track diseases killing wildlife across the country. House Resolution 6765 …
Next steps for recovery after endangered orca decision in OR
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has decided to list Southern Resident orcas as an endangered species. With it comes guidelines for how the …
NM wildlife advocates work to accelerate human, wildlife coexistence
Wildlife advocates say there's been a shift in public opinion about the value of wildlife over the past few decades, with people supporting …
Wildlife disease measure could benefit IA ag industry
Wildlife advocates are asking Congress to pass bill that would help states track diseases killing wildlife across the country. In Iowa, the measure …