Category Archives: Wildlife Legislation

Federal Judge Upholds Swampbuster

Posted on June 20, 2025 by admin

Wildlife Management Institute Outdoor News June 16, 2025 A federal judge in Iowa has ruled against a landholding company that sought to dismantle a long-standing wetlands law called Swampbuster. Starting in 1985, the Farm Bill put conditions on the receipt … 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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Ontario taking steps to further protect deer, elk and moose from disease

Posted on January 8, 2021 by admin

Chelsea PapineauCTV Northern Ontario Digital Content Specialist @ChelseapCTV Contact Published Thursday, December 17, 2020 11:15AM ESTLast Updated Thursday, December 17, 2020 4:09PM EST SUDBURY — The Ontario government has made changes to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to protect deer, … Continue reading →

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Biden administration begins to identify key environmental leaders

Posted on January 8, 2021 by admin

By Laura Bies Posted on January 5, 2021  President-elect Biden has nominated Rep. Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior. Credit: AFGE The Biden administration will officially take office on Jan. 20, but it has already announced who it will nominate for … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Wolf Season

Posted on December 4, 2020 by admin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 4, 2020 Contact: DNRPress@Wisconsin.gov MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the official wolf season will begin Nov. 6, 2021. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will delist gray wolves from the federal list … Continue reading →

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