Agri-Pulse

Wildlife agencies float definition of 'habitat' in ESA

The Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service are proposing to define “habitat” in the Endangered Species Act for the first time, in response to a 2018 Supreme Court decision. As ...
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Changes to the Definitions and Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the "Services" or "we"), announce the extension of the public ...
JD Supra

Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Regulatory Definition for "Habitat"

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (“Service”) proposed on August 5th for the first time a regulatory definition for the term “habitat” as it is used in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the various ...
Summit County

Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases definition of ‘chronically depredating’ wolves, meeting one common request from ranchers

Earlier this week, Colorado Parks and Wildlife released a much-anticipated definition of “chronic depredation,” also identifying situations where lethal action could be taken for wolves that develop a ...

Kentucky bans drones from being used to take fish or wildlife

Kentucky is banning the use of aircraft or unmanned aircraft, like drones, for hunting and fishing. The Kentucky Department ...