Category Archives: Agriculture

USDA Announces Department-wide Effort to Support Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Connectivity

Posted on October 23, 2024 by admin

Press Release Contact: USDA PressEmail: press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a Department-wide effort to support connectivity of wildlife habitat on working landscapes through the management of National Forests and voluntary conservation assistance on private agricultural lands. In … Continue reading →

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Minnesota DNR Regains Authority to Manage Captive White-Tailed Deer Facilities

Posted on August 16, 2023 by admin

August 2023  WMI Outdoor News Bulletin Vo. 77, No. 8 The Minnesota legislative process this year produced significant changes to the management of captive Cervidae facilities. In addition to transference of management authority from the Minnesota Board of Animal Health … Continue reading →

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State of the Birds Report Reveals Widespread Losses

Posted on October 14, 2022 by admin

October 12, 2022 American Bird Conservancy A newly released State of the Birds report for the United States reveals a tale of two trends, one hopeful, one dire. Long-term trends of waterfowl show strong increases where investments in wetland conservation … Continue reading →

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Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US

Posted on February 11, 2022 by admin

by MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER, Associated PressThursday, February 10th 2022 Gray wolves (Wisconsin DNR photo/Herbert Lange) BILLINGS, Mont (AP) — A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday, after their removal in the waning … Continue reading →

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Monarch butterfly conservation efforts improve. Are they enough?

Posted on January 14, 2022 by admin

By Michael Doyle | 01/06/2022 01:25 PM EST Monarch butterflies are having a moment — in court, on Capitol Hill and across the countryside. Some migrating populations are up from 2020’s devastating lows. Congress is kicking in more money. Endangered Species Act … Continue reading →

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