U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries Propose Regulatory...
The proposed definition is part of the efforts of the Trump Administration to balance effective, science-based conservation with common-sense policy designed to bring the ESA into the 21st century.read...
View ArticleTrump Administration Proposes Expanding Extinction Plan: Regulations Will...
WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration announced a new change that would continue the dismantling of the Endangered Species Act, the nation’s most effective law for protecting imperiled wildlife from...
View ArticleTrump Administration Continues Efforts to Weaken Protections for Park Wildlife
This proposal is just the latest of many attempts to weaken the Endangered Species Act, the nation's most effective tool in saving wildlife from extinction. read more
View ArticleTrump Administration Again Tries to Undermine Endangered Species Act
Washington, DC —Today, in its latest attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Trump administration announced a proposed new rule that would harm threatened and endangered species by making it...
View ArticleTrump Administration Proposes New Limits on Protecting Endangered Species...
WASHINGTON— The Trump administration issued a new proposal today that will severely limit the government’s ability to protect habitat that imperiled animals and plants will need to survive and...
View ArticleAir Force environmental programs help endangered species thrive
JOINT-BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) -- When Erica Lee was a child, the world outside the door was the place to be.read more
View ArticleRMEF Celebrates Landmark Conservation Milestone
MISSOULA, Mont . — Marking the most significant nationwide conservation milestone this century, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is now permanently and fully funded. It happened after...
View ArticleGreat American Outdoors Act Signed Into Law
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (Aug. 4, 2020) – America’s public lands received its greatest boost in decades this morning when President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law. This historic Act...
View ArticleLawsuit Launched to Protect Minnesotas Endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee
Collette Adkins, Center for Biological Diversity, (651) 955-3821, cadkins@biologicaldiversity.org Heather Holm, (952) 949-2585, contact@pollinatorsnativeplants.com Linda Russell, Friends of Lone Lake...
View ArticleSecretary Bernhardt Designates Margaret Everson to Exercise the Delegable...
Deputy Director for Operations David Vela, who has been serving as the Director of the NPS, announced his upcoming retirement today. Ms. Everson has been serving as Counselor to Secretary Bernhardt...
View ArticleYouth Dove Hunts Provide a Gateway to the Outdoors
A simple hunting setup combined with a fun, family-friendly atmosphere makes WFF’s youth dove hunts an ideal way to introduce young people to the outdoors.read more
View ArticleMore than 700 Sea Lions to Be Killed, Despite Widespread Opposition
Washington, DC —In an ill-conceived attempt to save endangered salmon, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on Friday issued a permit for wildlife managers and local tribes to kill as many as...
View ArticleLawsuit Challenges Trump Administrations Refusal to Protect California...
SAN FRANCISCO— Conservationists sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for refusing to protect California spotted owls under the Endangered Species Act.read more
View ArticleDelaware Aglands Foundation votes to extend district enrollment for next round
DOVER, Del. (August 19, 2020) – The Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation voted to extend district enrollment until December 31, 2020 to any agricultural landowners who want to preserve...
View ArticleLawsuit Launched to Save Rare Southern Nevada Butterfly
LAS VEGAS— The Center for Biological Diversity launched a lawsuit today to block a proposed ski-resort expansion in southern Nevada that could drive the endangered Mount Charleston blue butterfly to...
View Article6,154 Acres Along Georgias Altamaha River Purchased
Nonprofit secures large riverside property for longleaf pine restoration, sustainable timber management, and potential recipient site for orphaned gopher tortoises.read more
View ArticleIndigenous-Directed Short Film Asks Interior Secretary Haaland to Return...
BOZEMAN, Mont .— The Global Indigenous Council today released , a short film highlighting the deep cultural connection Indigenous nations share with wolves and the major threats currently facing...
View ArticleLDWF Accepting Applications for 2021 White Lake WCA Teal Hunt Lottery
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is accepting applications for nine lottery teal hunts on White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area (WCA) in Vermilion Parish. The deadline to apply...
View ArticleLawsuit Launched Seeking Final Endangered Species Protection for Nevadas Rare...
RENO, Nev. — The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to force it to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for the...
View ArticleAltamaha River Conservation Improves Military Readiness
ATLANTA — Today, The Conservation Fund, Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield and the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust announced the protection of 3,800 acres along the Altamaha River that will preserve a...
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