By JOANNA GILKESON United States Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced the distribution of $1.1 billion in revenues generated by the hunting and angling industry to all 50 state and territorial wildlife agencies. The Service’s Midwest Region will receive more than $224 million of these funds to support a …read more.

On Monday, Feb. 9, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced efforts to restore the natural habitat of Monarch butterflies. Monarchs have decreased in population an estimated 90 percent since the 1990s, due to the decline in the milkweed plant, the Monarch’s sole food source. “The last three years have been the lowest in …read more.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced grant awards totaling $1,276,088 to 30 states for white-nose syndrome projects. State natural resource agencies will use the funds to support research, monitor bat populations and detect and respond to white-nose syndrome, a disease that afflicts bats. The Midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, …read more.