Issues ICYMI: IPAA held its annual meeting in Austin, Texas this week. The event included an array of sessions, including a panel on State Perspectives on Wildlife Conservation featuring Texas Comptroller Glen Hegar. For more information on the session reach [...]
Issues Federal government pledges to restore 500K acres of lesser prairie chicken habitat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) vowed last week to restore an additional 500,000 acres of lesser prairie chicken habitat across five states via a voluntary landowner [...]
Issues Public comment open again for the burying beetle. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service posted in the Federal Register an invitation for public comment on incidental take permit applications for the American burying beetle “resulting from activities [...]
Issues FWS will consider removing American burying beetle from endangered species list. The Obama administration has announced that it will review the status of the American burying beetle to determine if should be removed from the endangered species list. The [...]
Issues Western governors push for larger state role in protecting endangered species. The Western Governors’ Association at a conference on Wednesday discussed the need for changes to be made to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that would shift power from [...]
Issues IPAA talks ESA at Planning Conference. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) invited experts on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to their 2016 Strategic Planning Conference. This included a panel on pollinators and a presentation by [...]
Issues FWS publishes 4(d) rule for northern long-eared bat. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final 4(d) rule establishing guidelines for human interaction with the threatened northern long-eared bat (NLEB). The bat’s population has declined in [...]