State and local conservation leaders gathered in rural Tama and Grundy counties earlier this week to highlight ongoing efforts aimed at improving Iowa’s water quality through a combination of ...

State biologists are doubling down on efforts to bring a native fish back from the brink in the Florida Panhandle. In February, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) released 800 ...

But Kenia Link, IOTR’s national engagement director, told me that 10 other states are debating whether or not to adopt similar amendments this legislative session. No state has adopted the right to ...

When a Martin County couple called WPTV about trees being chopped down at a natural area they visit, we went searching for solutions.

Fear of large carnivores such as the grizzly bear is a valid and common sentiment — grizzly attacks can be aggressive and sometimes fatal. However, there is now an emotion that outweighs this fear for ...

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By Rhett Ayers Butler [( Conservation has long been framed as a moral calling. For many who enter the field, it is precisely that sense of purpose that sustains difficult work in remote places, under ...

Over 80% of North America's sandhill cranes stop in Nebraska in March, creating one of the most spectacular bird migrations in the US.

There was a time in 1982 when the world population of California condors dipped to 22 and they were all placed in a captive breeding program in a dire bid ...

The Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge is looking for citizen feedback as it evaluates what programs are available to the ...

The state nest predator bounty program has been rescinded, and will be immediately replaced with 2 new programs designed to encourage outdoor recreation and reduce predators during key ...

On Feb. 13 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced more than $1.2 billion in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration apportionments to support states, commonwealths and territories in their ...