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Hunting helps suppress chronic wasting disease in Colorado mule deer herds

Rebecca Ferrell Public Information and Website Manager 720-595-1449 / rebecca.ferrell@state.co.us  August 19, 2020  A Colorado Parks and Wildlife study published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases indicates sufficient hunting pressure may be the key to controlling chronic wasting disease in mule … Continue reading

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Judge restores migratory bird protections

Pamela King and Michael Doyle, E&E News reportersPublished: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 J. Kelly/Fish and Wildlife Service/Flickr A federal court has struck down the Trump administration’s revisions to migratory bird regulations. J. Kelly/Fish and Wildlife Service/Flickr The Trump administration’s controversial … Continue reading

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Group sues to restart Wisconsin DNR hunter education courses

 By TODD RICHMONDJune 17, 2020 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Kansas-based hunting advocacy group filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to force the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to restart in-person hunter education courses. Wisconsin law requires anyone born after Jan. … Continue reading

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Historic agreement will conserve millions of acres for monarch butterflies and other pollinators across the United States

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service News Release   April 8, 2020 Contact: Georgia Parham       Efforts to stem the decline of monarch butterflies took a giant leap forward today with the completion of a historic agreement between the U.S. … Continue reading

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What Does the Covid-19 Restrictions Mean for Conservation Funding?

Southwick and Associates April 6, 2020 Conservation stands to gain from the Covid-19 restrictions now in place across the nation. As seen in past times of uncertainty, license sales and Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration excise tax … Continue reading

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