n early December, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) passed the House Natural Resources Committee on a strong bipartisan vote. H.R. 3742 annually directs $1.3 billion in financial resources to state agencies to implement their State Wildlife Action Plans.Read more

Hunters and anglers have long been the driving force behind wildlife conservation in America. In the second half of the 19th century, hunters began to organize and advocate for the creation of wildlife refuges, after witnessing the effects of market hunting and the wanton destruction of habitat. Some species, like the passenger pigeon, were taken to the point of no return; others such as bison, whitetail deer, and wild turkeys, were pushed to the edge of extinction.Read more

In some 50 years of working as a sage grouse scientist, Clait Braun has seen it all. He’s witnessed the adoption of conservation plans, their subsequent dilution, the loss and degradation of sage grouse habitat, the waxing and waning of populations.Read more