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USFWS Revises 2014 Elephant Trophy Ruling … Slightly

Safari Club International is encouraged by a decision by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to revise an April 4 ruling banning importation of African elephant trophies taken in 2014.

Duck Numbers Up 8 Percent, Break Record

Feel free to get excited, waterfowlers. With just two months until early teal seasons open, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s annual population survey indicates that the duck population is looking good.

USFWS Announces Winner of National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have announced the winner of the National Junior Duck Stamp Contest: 12-year-old Isaac Schreiber of Duffield, Va.

Ducks Unlimited to Rejuvenate Nesting Habitat in Nebraska

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) awarded grants to Ducks Unlimited (DU) for three projects in the Great Plains, including $6 million to endeavors in the heart of Nebraska’s prairie wetlands.

USFWS Seeks Public Input to Improve Access to Federal Lands

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is asking the public to identify service-managed lands where people would most like to see new or improved public recreation access.

Important Change if You Hunt Outside the Country

U.S. hunters successful in other nations who wish to import meat or other parts of their harvest will soon be required to sign onto Login.gov to submit declarations and import/export applications with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

Arkansas Harvest Information Program Changes

In an effort to improve the quality of data being submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arkansas Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration will no longer be offered at license vendors such as sporting goods stores.

Attention American Hunters: U.S. Government Restrictions on Africa Trophy Importation Begin on Jan. 22

New U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service rules affect all African lion hunts—and your ability to import your lion trophies back to the United States—beginning Jan. 22.

The Lion Rules Headlines

A petition by a coalition of anti-hunting environmental groups has led the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to study whether the African lion should be protected under the Endangered Species Act. An ensuing battle pits preservationists vs. conservationists.

USFWS to Consider ESA Listing For Moose Subspecies

According to a June press release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), along with help from the Michigan DNR, will be evaluating the merits of placing the northwestern subspecies of moose under the protection of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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