Design Studio14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDTThe Wildlife Society NewsBriefhttp://multibriefs.com/briefs/TWS/TWS.xmlenThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has formally proposed removing the gray wolf from the list of threatened and endangered species, noting that 6,100 wolves now roam the contiguous United States, the vast majority of them in the northern Rockies and western Great Lakes regions. Protections were removed for wolves in those areas in 2011 and 2012; the new rule would end protection everywhere else.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1832987591The Canadian province filed its final written statement to the federal Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel and concluded that it will not support the $6 billion proposal, as it stands, due mainly to environmental concerns. 14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb18d1317662Tucked within the 1,234-page House farm bill expected to come up for debate next week are two controversial provisions benefitting the pesticide industry by reversing court-ordered federal agency policies designed to protect water and wildlife.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb192112f1e3The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has been working with researchers at The Nature Conservancy and the Orianne Society to conserve a piece of Vermont's unique natural heritage: The timber rattlesnake. They have captured rattlesnakes from the wild and implanted radio transmitters under their skin as part of a two-year study of timber rattlesnake habitat and movements in western Rutland County.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1987b32984Ontario is simplifying rules for landowners, municipalities and businesses under its Endangered Species Act, while maintaining its position as a North American leader in species protection. These changes include implementing standardized rules and an online registry for select "low-risk" activities.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1a21c26bc5In the mountain meadows on the southern edge of the Bitterroot Valley, Mont., wildlife researchers were all about being efficient as they stalked tiny elk calves hidden away by their mothers. Using skills they’ve perfected over the past two years, they managed to sneak up on more calves than ever this spring.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1a75391786The federal government has moved to declare all chimpanzees endangered, an act that would provide stronger protections and potentially end nearly a century of using great apes as test subjects for invasive medical research.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1aab16c267It's not often that livestock growers, hunters and wildlife advocates find common ground on natural resource issues, but the Bureau of Land Management's wild horse and burro program is one case in point. Beginning in February, a diverse coalition including The Wildlife Society, National Cattlemen's Beef Association and National Wildlife Refuge Association joined forces to lobby BLM to strike a balance between wild horses and the native fish, wildlife and plants on public rangelands.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1b45c63c48For the second consecutive year, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department is clamping down on camping on some wildlife management areas in the state. Jeb Williams, assistant wildlife chief for the Game and Fish Department, said squatters in these areas have always been an issue to some degree. 14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1ba5a3e739Given the recent upward trend for populations of most waterfowl species, we have arguably witnessed the greatest bird abundance and the greatest amount of hunting opportunity during the last 18 years than at any time since the turn of the last century. Hunters are living the "glory days" of waterfowl hunting — yet fewer are enjoying the bounty.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1c148d03e10After an increase in reports of negative encounters with coyotes in metro Denver, scientists from Colorado State University's Warner College of Natural Resources are conducting research to understand how human thoughts and behavior affect coyote conflict in urban areas.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1c681a92f11This winter's losses of honey bee colonies were the worst since records began six years ago, according to a survey carried out by the British Beekeepers Association. It says more than a third of hives did not survive the cold, wet conditions.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1da44489312A reliable antemortem test is needed to understand the ecology of chronic wasting disease in elk. We measured the ability of antemortem biopsy samples from the rectal mucosa to detect the abnormal prion protein associated with CWD, the relationship between test results from the obex and rectal biopsies at varying stages of CWD progression and the prevalence of CWD in free-ranging elk from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1d7703afa13Greedy traffickers who gain huge profits from the cruel and unethical trade are focusing on Malaysia as it is among the few countries which still has tigers, elephants, sun bears, pangolins and other sought-after species.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1de1e4c0d14John Lewis, director of Wildlife Vets International, said there was evidence that Indonesian tigers were at risk. Canine distemper virus has evolved in from infecting only dogs to affecting other animal groups. "In the intervening years, the virus has evolved and has changed its pattern of animals it can infect to include marine mammals (such as seals) and big cats," said Lewis.14 Jun 2013 12:56:01 CDThttp://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=51bb1ccd724ff15