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After public outcry over the taking of a celebrity lion in Africa by a U.S. hunter, four Senate Dems are seeking to ban the importation of certain trophies collected overseas.

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The Safari Club and NRA sued the federal government on Tuesday over the right to import hunted African elephants into the U.S. from Zimbabwe.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe today announced a final rule to classify all chimpanzees, both wild and captive, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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Following today’s release by Gov. John Hickenlooper of an “executive order” outlining sage-grouse management in Colorado, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers reiterated calls for “strong and................

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As House members met today to vote on a massive defense spending package, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers roundly condemned a rider in the bill that would block activities aimed at conserving...........

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As 11 Western states anxiously await the end of September, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will decide whether to list the range-wide population of greater sage-grouse under the Endangered....

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The SGI Outcomes in Conservation report will be provided to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for their use in determining whether to list the greater sage-grouse under the ESA...

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USSAF has filed an appeal of the ruling handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell on Dec. 20 concerning management of gray wolves in the western Great Lakes area.

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U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled that until wolves are re-established in their historical range which would apparently include New York City, Washington D.C...

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it will be conducting a status review of the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced federal protection for the rufa subspecies of the red knot, a robin-sized shorebird, designating it as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

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The USFWS has recently released the Candidate Notice of Review, a yearly status appraisal of plants and animals that are candidates for Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection.

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