Americans in Rural Areas are the Focus of New Joint Effort. The Interior Department announced on Tuesday that it would be focusing its efforts to expand access to…
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Endangered Species Habitat Regulations Updated
Final rule issued by the president’s administration to comply with a 2018 Supreme Court decision. On Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized new critical habitat designation…
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Over 13,600 Lbs. of Narcotics Seized in Wildlife Refuges in 2020
Fish and Wildlife Service estimates the total of illegal substances seized at $43 million. This week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported the total amount of illegal…
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Interior Department Announces Conservation Projects
Over $125 million in projects funded. The Interior Department announced last week that the Great American Outdoors Act Coordination and Implementation Task Force had determined which projects would…
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Interior Removes Gray Wolf from Endangered Species List
States and tribes now in charge of wolf management. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials gave the announcement that the gray wolf has been delisted as an endangered…
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Interior Department Announces Recovered Animal Species
Eleven species have fully recovered under President Trump’s Administration. This week the Department of the Interior announced that efforts taken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service since…
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Interior Department to Delist Grey Wolf as Endangered Species
Protective status of grey wolves set to expire by the end of the year. President Trump’s administration announced earlier this week that it is aiming to delist grey…
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Bird Protections to be Scaled Back
Conservationists concerned over reinterpreting of century-old conservation laws. The president’s administration has moved to designate bird deaths due to man made constructs as accidents rather than “liabilities subject…
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Interior Secretary Travels to Southwestern States
Meets with Tribal leaders, and inter-department agencies. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt traveled to New Mexico and Arizona last week to meet with various stakeholders to undertake the department-wide…
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Interior Department Announces New Grants
Big Game corridors to be strengthened and protected. The Department of the Interior announced on Thursday that a new $4.4 million grant had been created for the conservation…
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