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The Outdoor News Bulletin (ONB) was established by the Wildlife Management Institute in 1946. Distributed once a month, the ONB covers key issues and updates on wildlife and natural resource management.

April 2010
Bobcat and Polar Bear Proposals Fail at CITES Conference
Worth Reading
March 2010
CWD's Insidious March 2010
Wyoming Becomes First State to Tax Wind Production
Farmlands Get New Conservation Enrollment Opportunity
Interior Advisory Committee Submits Wind Guidelines
FWS Lists Sage-grouse as Candidate Species
Final Call for 76th (2011) North American Conference Input
February 2010
Conference Session to Examine What Green Renewable Energy Really Means
Perfect Storm Brewing Over the Prairie Pothole Region
Fatal Pneumonia Hits Four Montana Bighorn Herds - Another Perfect Storm?
Input Solicited for 76th (2011) North American Conference
Helping Woodcock and Other Young-Forest Wildlife Along the Atlantic Coast
Senate Hearing Evaluates Impact of Solar Industry on Jobs
Chronic Wasting Disease Eases into the Commonwealth of Virginia
Climate Change Prompts a National Fish and Wildlife Adaptation Strategy
Secretaries Form Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council
January 2010
Keynoters Set for 75th North American Conference
Interior Secretary Announces Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reforms
75th Conference Session to Look at Bird Conservation Success and Opportunities
Baucus Announces Retirement of Leases on Montana?s Rocky Mountain Front
December 2009
75th North American Wildlife & Natural Resources Conference Open for Business
Deer Biologists Easier Targets than Deer for Some Hunters in Wisconsin
75th North American Conference Special Session 2 to Examine Fish and Wildlife Management on Designated Public Lands
Bills Would Ensure Full Funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Conservationists Badger for Veto Veto
Second Climate Change Workshop to Address Adaptive Management and a Structured Decision-making Process
Black-tailed Prairie Dogs Dodge ESA
November 2009
We Built the Habitat, They Came... and They're Still Coming
Funding Increases for Interior and Related Agencies Signed into Law
CRP Benefits and Legacy at Increased Risk
75th North American Conference Special Session 1 Probes Ecosystem Services
New Study Estimates Impacts of Oil and Gas Development on Sage-grouse
Workshop to Take a Town Hall Meeting Approach to Examine the Impacts of Climate Change Legislation on Natural Resources Conservation
Montana and Idaho Wolf Hunt Update
October 2009
Conservation Funding Ducks Administrative Axe
Grizzly Return to the Endangered Species Act
Hunting and Fishing Heritage Bills Introduced in Congress
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases National Climate Change Strategy
Worth Reading
September 2009
FWS to Expand Take for Bald and Golden Eagles
Judge Allows Wolf Hunts to Continue
3rd International CWD Symposium Abstracts Available
Appointment of Wisconsin DNR Secretary Still at Issue
MIA Transactions Alive, Well and Available
Worth Reading
August 2009
New Jersey Pinelands in Line for Invigorated Forest Management
Send Outdoor Digital Pix to the FWS Image Mosaic
74th N.A. Conference Transactions Available, 73rd Transactions Pending
Conservation Stewardship Program Overhauls Conservation Security Program
Congress Working On Migratory Bird Conservation Bills
Senate Unanimously Confirms Hamilton as New FWS Director
July 2009
New Push for Renewable Energy on Public Lands
Virginia Launches Second-Generation State Quail Initiative
75th North American Conference Will Address Strategic Transformation Workshop for State Wildlife Agency Leaders
Great Outdoors America Report Targets Land and Water Conservation Fund Boost
Renewable Energy: By the Numbers
Worth Reading
June 2009
Worth Reading
Correction - Open Fields Program Has $50 Million Budget Request
Alternative Foods Might Solve Polar Bears' Shrinking Habitat Dilemma
House Subcommittee Bucks Administration on Proposed Ag Conservation Program Cuts
Predator/Prey Workshop Proceedings Available
Bobwhite Initiative Stretching Its Wings
House Takes First Step on Comprehensive Climate Legislation
Sam Hamilton Nominated to Lead Fish and Wildlife Service
75th North American Conference Special Sessions Set
May 2009
Interior Department Tackles Midnight Regulations
USDA Looks to Link Economic Markets with Ecological Systems
Door May Be Shut on Open Fields
Vilsack Calls for Strategic Climate Vision
Birds Get New Bill
April 2009
Conservation Bills Introduced in Congress
Patrick Noonan Receives 2009 George Bird Grinnell Memorial Award
Clean Water Act Interpretation Loggerheads Prompt Wetland Protection Bill
President Signs Public Lands Bill, Questions Raised on Alaska Road
Hunter Recruitment and Retention Boosted by New Website
Shafroth Promises Integrity, Science and Process at DOI
March 2009
WMI Store Open for Business
Fish and Wildlife Service Addresses Weighty Problem of Light Geese
Omnibus FY2009 Spending Bill Enacted
Wisconsin Conservationists and Legislators Back Board-appointed DNR Head; Governor Backslides
72nd (2007) North American Transactions Available; 73rd (2008) Transactions Coming Soon
President Obama Brings Back ESA Consultation
Input Invited for 75th (2010) North American Conference
House Rejects Massive Public Lands Bill
February 2009
Park Service Begins Culling Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park
Economic Stimulus Bill Includes Conservation-related Funding
Woodcock Plan Gets Busy
74th Conference Special Session #4 Takes a Look at the North American Wildlife Conservation Model
Deer Damage Management Workshop to be Held
Worth Reading
January 2009
Bush Administration Pushes through Last-minute Regulatory Changes
Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow Has a New National Coordinator
Centrist Politicians Nominated to Head Key Resource Departments in New Administration
Governors Have a Say in Prairie Conservation
Kentucky Launches Bid to Enhance Bobwhite Population on Public Land
74th Conference Special Session #3 to Highlight the Wonders and Woes of the Media in the Conservation Arena
77th North American Conference Site Selected
3rd International CWD Symposium Set
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