Category Archives: Wildlife Legislation

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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Posted on November 10, 2020 by admin

Colorado Is Getting Its Wolves Back After Voters Approve Historic Law George Dvorsky Nov. 6, 2020 Voters in Colorado have approved Proposition 114, forcing the state government to reintroduce the gray wolf. It’s the first time in U.S. history that … Continue reading →

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Feds remove gray wolf from endangered species list

Posted on November 2, 2020 by admin

Paul A. SmithMilwaukee Journal Sentinel October 29, 2020 The gray wolf has recovered in the lower 48 states and no longer needs protections of the federal Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared Thursday.Therefore, the agency will … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 9, 2020 by admin

House passes America’s Conservation Enhancement Act By Laura Bies, The Wildlife Society Posted on October 8, 2020  The America’s Conservation Enhancement Act, passed by Congress last week, increases the authorization level to $60 million annually for the North American Wetlands Conservation … Continue reading →

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Judge restores migratory bird protections

Posted on August 13, 2020 by admin

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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