September 2010

September 2010

Inside the September 2010 Edition

On August 31, the Department of the Interior (DOI) released its proposed scientific integrity policy and is seeking comments until September 20, reports the Wildlife Management Institute. The policy was spurred by a March 2009 memo from President Obama directing agencies to develop such policies by working closely with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Although providing a code of conduct for employees or contractors involved in scientific research and detailed disciplinary...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced on September 8 that it was releasing $2 million in funding for fourteen projects that will support the efforts of their Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) throughout the country, reports the Wildlife Management Institute. The projects range from climate modeling to predict the responses to climate change by migratory birds to handbooks and training workshops that will outline best management practices for dealing with climate change. The money...

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