Elena Campbell
For more than half a century, America’s fishing equipment manufacturers have shared a partnership with state and federal biologists through the Dingell-Johnson Act — a partnership that uses excise tax to fund remarkable fisheries conservation and recreation.
National Fishing and Boating Week is a time to remember the sources of conservation funding.
Found only in North America, fishers live in forested and semi-forested areas in Canada and the northern United States. Today, thanks to conservation efforts, research, and regulated harvest, fisher populations are sustainably managed by state fish and wildlife agencies.
Excise taxes paid by fishing tackle manufacturers and a tax on motorboat fuel yield reliable and steady funding for the state agency fish biologists to research and manage the fishery.
Sport Fish Restoration dollars fund creel surveys, in-person interviews of anglers, that yield information to better manage fisheries.
The Cervidae Peak Wildlife Overpass in Boise, Idaho, aims to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions by providing safe passage for migrating mule deer and elk across State Highway 21.
Since its inception in 2003, the competitive Tribal Wildlife Grants (TWG) Program has awarded more than $111.6 million to federally recognized Native American and Alaska Native Tribes, providing support for more than 626 conservation projects.
Giving thanks for the restoration of wildlife that offers a deeper connection to food
Sergeant Bill Freeman and his colleagues at The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) are working to ensure the state’s wildlife and wild places are for everyone.
Fishing and hunting and wildlife-watching remain significant activities in the U.S. In only a few weeks, the fifteenth National Survey of Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife Associated Recreation will be published.
There are two main strategies for controlling invasive game mammals throughout the Hawaiian Islands: putting up fences and hunting. Hunting for non-native feral pigs, axis deer, black-tailed deer, feral goats, and other introduced game mammals is an important cultural, recreational, and subsistence activity in many communities. However, these species can have negative impacts on the native and endangered flora and fauna of the Pacific Islands.
Come April, white-tailed deer in the northern states have gone through their worst hard time. Prolonged severe winter weather is the most taxing time in a whitetail’s life, particularly at the edges of their northernmost range. Does will soon give birth—if they haven’t starved.
