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Horshoe crabs
Dewey Beach, DE

Fisheries Commission Adopts Short-Term Protections for Delaware Bay Ecosystem

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today set a two-year pause on the bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, declining to adopt
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2021.11.26 - A small herd of caribou in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Alaska - Katrina Liebich-UWFWS.jpeg
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

DOI Trades Away Alaskan Refuges, Sells Out Public Lands

The Trump administration dealt a blow to the National Wildlife Refuge System by removing protections from the Arctic and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges. During what
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Bison in field
Wolf Point, Mont.

Proposed Biodiversity Credit Pilot Program a First for Tribes, Healthy Grasslands

A new conservation pilot program will offer industry leaders the opportunity to contribute to the return of bison to tribal lands, which will in turn

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Idaho commission approves 2011 wolf hunting and trapping seasons

Hunting and trapping to commence this fall SALMON, Idaho (07/28/2011) - The Idaho Fish & Game Commission approved today a proposal allowing hunting throughout the

Wildlife-protection amendment passes with strong bipartisan support

House strikes “extinction rider” from Interior appropriations bill WASHINGTON (07/27/2011) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved (224-202) an amendment today to the Interior appropriations

Frog Leg Trade Decimates Species and Causes Ecological Chaos

New report highlights dangers of international frog leg trade WASHINGTON (07/26/2011) - International wildlife conservation groups Pro Wildlife, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Animal Welfare

Interior Department moves toward a smart solar energy program

Interior Secretary Salazar focuses additional study on proposed solar energy zones WASHINGTON (07/14/2011) - The Bureau of Land Management will further evaluate the potential impacts

Wolverines jump to the front of the line for endangered species protections

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agrees to make listing decision by 2013 BOZEMAN, Mont. (07/12/2011) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that
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