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Research Underway on an Elusive Mountain Rabbit That May Be Impacted by a Deadly Disease

Monarch butterfly nowhere to be found in some state wildlife action plans, new research shows

U of Maine Lobster Study Aims to Protect States Vital Fishing Industry / Public News Service

Researchers at the University of Maine are studying how warming Arctic waters flowing into the Gulf of Maine are affecting the region's lobster population, in an effort to protect both the famous shellfish and the communities that depend on it. Already, scientists say warming ecosystems have caused a decline in the survival rates of larval lobster and forced some lobster populations to move to colder areas further north. Richard Wahle, director of the University of Maine Lobster Institute, said what happens in the Arctic unfortunately doesn't stay there. ...

Public Comments Urged for WI Wolf Management Plan

Wisconsin residents have one month left to comment on a new wolf management plan for the state and conservation groups encourage people to express their views. The Department of Natural Resources says it's main focus is to ensure a healthy and sustainable wolf population. Melissa Smith, director of the group Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf and Wildlife, said there's a lot to like about the new plan. ...

Ships Slow Down for Puget Quiet Sound Program to Aid Orcas / Public News Service

Ships are getting on board with a program to make Puget Sound quieter for the region's endangered orca population. Sixty-one percent of vessels participated in a voluntary slowdown in the first four weeks, according to numbers released by Quiet Sound, the program of Washington Maritime Blue. Program Director Rachel Aronson said sound is an essential sense for orcas, but propeller noise interferes with that. ...

A. Donald McEachin (via Public) / McEachin Votes to Protect America's Wildlife and Secures $22.4 Million to Support Conservation in Virginia

Coastal News Today | USA - Recovering America's Wildlife Act: Conservationists' hope for species at risk

Piping plover. Atlantic sturgeon. American shad. Red knot. Horseshoe crab. Bog turtle. These are just some of the thousands of depleting species in this region that conservationists are working to preserve.

Extinction wake-up call: America can still save endangered wildlife

Congress considers once-in-a-generation bill for conservation

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would provide states, territories and tribes with $1.4 billion annually to protect important species and their associated habitats.

AZ Conservationists Back Bipartisan 'Recovering America's Wildlife Act'

1:39 The Black-Footed Ferret Is Among The Dozens Of Threatened And Endangered Species In Arizona That Would Be Protected Under The Recovering America's Wildlife Act. Credit iriska/Adobe Stock Conservation groups are hailing Congress' new Recovering America's Wildlife Act as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect at-risk species from what scientists warn could be a mass-extinction crisis. The 1.4 billion-dollar measure would boost funding for Wildlife Action Plans in Arizona and other states to help preserve thousands of vulnerable species. "We can pay a little bit now and we can help the species that need it the most," Scott Garlid said. "Or, if we choose not to do anything, these species are going to end up on the threatened and endangered list. We're going to face much more dire and expensive consequences down the road.”