Nation Jul 03 U.S. officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of barred owls to save another species from extinction By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Politics Jun 21 Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday said it will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened. By Matthew Brown, John Flesher, Associated Press
Nation Feb 03 U.S. may lift protections for Yellowstone, Glacier grizzly bears U.S. wildlife officials have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Nation Nov 27 Trump administration moves forward with gutting bird protections The Trump administration moved forward Friday on gutting a longstanding federal protection for the nation's birds, over objections from former federal officials and many scientists. By Associated Press
Science Sep 04 U.S. wildlife agency seeks to carve out areas from protections Friday's announcement by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would place greater weight on the economic benefits of developments when deciding if land or water should be protected. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Jan 27 Florida could use drones to fight pythons, invasive species By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Florida is looking to take to the air to fight pythons on the ground. Continue reading
Mar 06 U.S. wildlife officials plan to remove protections for gray wolves By Matthew Brown, John Flesher, Associated Press The decision to lift protections is based on the resurgence of the gray wolf population, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife spokesman said. Continue reading
Aug 13 New Trump directive could hurt efforts to save the sage grouse By Dan Elliott, Associated Press Greater sage grouse are spiky-tailed, ground-dwelling birds about the size of chickens, and while they once numbered in the millions, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now estimates the population at 200,000 to 500,000. Continue reading
Nov 17 Trump delays new policy on importing elephants killed by sport hunters By Donna Cassata, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he's delaying a new policy allowing the body parts of African elephants shot for sport to be imported until he can review "all conservation facts."… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 5:03 How a new U.S. law protects lions in Africa By PBS News Hour African lions are getting new protections from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Five months after an American hunter killed an animal named Cecil in Zimbabwe, a new classification will help prohibit imports of lion trophies from Central and West… Continue watching