By issuing permits allowing counties to resume implementing Utah’s plan to protect prairie dogs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service chooses cooperation over conflict to protect species

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued permits to several counties in Southwestern Utah allowing them to resume … More

The elephant trophy ban that wasn’t: after dizzying flip-flops, will the US continue to support hunting-based conservation programs?

Although the Endangered Species Act generally forbids the hunting of rare species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can permit … More

So many environmental issues lead to conflict that it’s easy to think that such conflict is inevitable. But it needn’t … More

Update: The Trump administration has announced that it is extending the ban to all African countries, substantially expanding the prior … More

It looks increasingly likely that Congress will attempt to overhaul the Endangered Species Act next year. Rob Bishop, chairman of … More

I am not the person you’d expect to be an outspoken supporter of hunting as a conservation tool. I’ve been … More

The federal Endangered Species Act has generated a lot of conflict over the last 44 years, but has little to … More

The environmental movement is young by constitutional standards, gaining steam in the early 20th century and becoming a powerful political … More

Rhinos have been hunted to the verge of extinction because of their valuable horns. Most governments have responded, as they … More