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Potential New Neighbor for North Cascade Producers
Potential New Neighbor for North Cascade Producers
Potential New Neighbor for North Cascade Producers
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement reacting to an announcement from the U.S. National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service seeking public comment on a proposed rule under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act related to the potential introduction of grizzly bears in the North Cascades.
Investments to Save Endangered Species
Investments to Save Endangered Species
Investments to Save Endangered Species
The Department of the Interior today announced more than $40.6 million in grants through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to 10 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands to support land acquisition and conservation planning projects on over 7,200 acres of habitat for 65 listed and at-risk species through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.
Second Wolf Killed In Union County
Second Wolf Killed In Union County
Second Wolf Killed In Union County
Two wolves were trapped, one was killed, in Oregon’s Union County last week.  According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, two wolves from a new group in the Catherine Creek area were trapped by USDA Wildlife Services.  One wolf was ...
Idaho Continues To Push For Grizzly To Be Delisted
Idaho Continues To Push For Grizzly To Be Delisted
Idaho Continues To Push For Grizzly To Be Delisted
Last week, Idaho’s Congressional delegation, which includes senators Mike Crapo, Jim Risch as well as representatives Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher, demanded a response to the state’s grizzly bear delisting petition.  In Thursday’s letter, to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic...
Another Member Of The Horseshoe Pack Killed
Another Member Of The Horseshoe Pack Killed
Another Member Of The Horseshoe Pack Killed
A wolf from the Horseshoe Pack was trapped and lethally removed on Thursday.  According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the uncollared juvenile male was found November 3rd on private land in Umatilla County where previous depredations occurred.  Th...
New EPA Pesticide Policy May Limit New Chemistries
New EPA Pesticide Policy May Limit New Chemistries
New EPA Pesticide Policy May Limit New Chemistries
The EPA is reversing decades of practice in an attempt to further the Agency’s compliance with the Endangered Species Act when evaluating new pesticides and ingredients. In the new policy, EPA will evaluate the potential effects of each new active ingredient on federally threatened or endangered species and their designated critical habitats before the agency will register a new AI. E ... Read Mo
Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks to Reverse Trump Era Rules
Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks to Reverse Trump Era Rules
Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks to Reverse Trump Era Rules
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service seek to rescind two critical habitat regulations finalized in the last days of the Trump administration. In December 2020, FWS issued a final rule that revised the process for considering critical habitat exclusions under the Endangered Species Act ...
Coalition Defends Gray Wolf Delisting
Coalition Defends Gray Wolf Delisting
Coalition Defends Gray Wolf Delisting
A coalition of agriculture and forestry groups filed court motions in defense of delisting the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. Three cases filed by environmental and animal welfare groups in California challenge the final delisting ruling issued by the U ...

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