Washington State Builds New Bridge for Migrating Wildlife
Before descending the Cascade Mountains on its final stretch to Seattle, Interstate 90 cuts through a mountain pass of old growth forests and wetlands.
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House Votes to Drop Legal Protections for Gray Wolves
The House of Representatives voted 196-180 on Friday to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states.
Read moreNational Forests
The Idaho Conservation League claims in a federal complaint that the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of the Kilgore Exploration Project, a five-year mining project in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, would hurt “sensitive species” including grizzly bear, whitebark pine, spotted frog and cutthroat trout.
Read moreSalamanders Counted as Unintended Victim of Bug Repellant
Tying insect repellants to a decline in salamanders, a study out Wednesday reports that bug sprays are giving a counterintuitive boost to mosquito populations.
Read moreWildlife Populations in Major Decline, Study Finds
A sobering new report shows the impact “exploding human consumption” has on animals, finding that wildlife populations have declined globally by 60 percent in the past four decades.
Read moreIncreased Surveillance, Stiffer Penalties at Heart of Wildlife Trafficking Fight
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday the $90 million the United States recently committed combat wildlife trafficking will pay for mutli-pronged program that includes increased surveillance at poaching hotspots and stiffer criminal penalties for those caught trafficking endangered and protected species.
Read moreZoo Fights for Custody of Koko’s Gorilla Friend
A custody battle over a 37-year-old gorilla hit federal court Thursday when the Cincinnati Zoo sued an animal psychologist and her foundation for refusing to return Ndume, a longtime friend of the recently deceased gorilla Koko.
Read moreLawsuit Seeks to Stop the Sale of Wild Horses for Slaughter
A plan to round up nearly 1,000 wild horses from a national forest in California and sell them for slaughter would betray a decades-old federal policy and violate multiple state and federal laws, animal rights advocates claim in a new federal lawsuit filed Friday.
Read moreWhite House Commits $90 Million to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
Attorney General Jeff Sessions traveled to London on Thursday to announce the United States will invest a minimum of $90 million to counter illegal wildlife poaching and trafficking over the next year.
Read moreGovernment Calls Mountain Goat Relocation a Success
Ninety-eight mountain goats are starting over in the peaks of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state, after the government flew them there from the Olympic Peninsula, in an effort to eradicate the animals from an area where humans introduced them.
Read moreLA Environmentalists Say New Development Harms Wildlife
Environmentalists asked Los Angeles County officials on Tuesday to stop or modify a proposed housing development that will be located between two national forests, which they said acts as a wildlife corridor for mountain lions.
Read moreMarchers Demand Better Protection for British Wildlife
Hundreds of marchers demanded better protection for British wildlife at the People’s Walk for Wildlife in Hyde Park on Saturday. Many carried pro-nature and pro-animal banners and placards and some wore animal masks.
Read moreJudge Temporarily Halts Grizzly Hunting Season
A federal judge Thursday granted an 11th hour reprieve to the Yellowstone population of grizzly bears, which were slated to be hunted in Wyoming starting Saturday.
Read moreGiant Operation Against Wildlife Crime in 92 Countries
A monthlong global operation against illegal trade in wildlife and timber has resulted in the seizure of thousands of live animals and tons of meat and ivory, international police agency Interpol announced on Wednesday.
Read moreNew Mountain Lion Kittens Found in California Mountains
Four new mountain lion kittens have been found by researchers studying the wild cats living in Southern California’s Santa Monica Mountains, wildlife officials announced in video posts Tuesday showing the blue-eyed babies meowing and one feisty one hissing and even taking a swipe at the person filming her.
Read moreStudy: Seafood Could Be Answer to Feeding Growing Population
Fish farms could be the key factor in providing enough protein for a growing global population, according to a study released on Monday.
Read moreBollywood Star Salman Khan Gets 5 Years for Poaching Deer
Bollywood star Salman Khan was convicted Thursday of poaching rare deer in a wildlife preserve two decades ago and sentenced to five years in prison, with the trial judge describing him as a “habitual offender.”
Read moreJudge: Government’s Wolf Recovery Plan Insufficient
A federal judge in Arizona ruled wildlife managers have not done enough to protect a subspecies of wolf endemic to the American Southwest.
Read moreMontana Wildlife
The Native Ecosystem Council claims in a federal complaint that the Bureau of Land Management’s authorization of livestock grazing and sagebrush removal and conifer reduction in the Elkhorns Cooperative Management area will hurt elk, wolves, golden eagles, the Northern leopard frog and westslope cutthroat trout.
Read moreZinke Supports Restoration of Grizzlies in North Cascades
The federal government intends to restore grizzly bears in the remote North Cascade Mountains of Washington state, a goal that represents “the American conservation ethic come to life,” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday.
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