Endangered Species & Wildlife
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Monarch Butterfly Winter Count Shows Significant Improvement
This winter, volunteers counted more than 335,000 Western monarch butterflies in an annual survey, a big improvement over the last few years…
Monday, January 30, 2023
NM Lawmakers Weigh Next Step for Wildlife Crossings
Reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions is the goal of a bill before the New Mexico Legislature this session. Sen. Mimi Stewart, D-…
UT Pitches In to Help with Wildlife Migration
Two state agencies have teamed up to make safer wildlife migration a priority in Utah. The Utah Wildlife Migration Initiative relies heavily on GPS …
Conservation Groups Criticize State Water Board's Side Deals for Delta Water
The State Water Board now says it will take another two years to finalize the San Francisco-San Joaquin Delta water management plan, and it is …
Public Hearing Deadline Nears for Darby Creeks' EPA Designation
Disappearing mussel species and threatened water quality from development have prompted advocates to push for increased protections for Ohio's Big and…
Study Locates Fences in SW MT for Sake of Migrating Wildlife
Migrating wildlife can struggle with the extensive fencing throughout the West, and a new study is filling in the gaps on where these fences are in …
Fight over CA Black Bear Hunt Heats Up This Week
A controversial proposal to let individual hunters kill two bears per season instead of one is on the agenda at a meeting of the California Fish and…
New Grants to Help Preserve Iconic Mesa Verde Viewshed
A new grant is expected to help close the deal to protect key parcels of historic ranchlands and wildlife habitat adjacent to Mesa Verde National Park…
GA Group Challenges Elimination of Coastal Dredging Protections
The new year brings a new legal challenge to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, asking it to reconsider its decision to dredge year-round on the …
Third of Yellowstone Elk Habitat Not Protected from Development
More than a third of all known elk habitat in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem remains wide-open for human development, according to new analysis …
Group Rallies to Protect Montana Constitution
The new year begins with the prospect of big changes to the Montana state Constitution that have been drafted by GOP lawmakers and opposed by conserva…
U of Maine Lobster Study Aims to Protect State’s Vital Fishing Industry
Researchers at the University of Maine are studying how warming Arctic waters flowing into the Gulf of Maine are affecting the region's lobster popula…