Conservation

News reports and calls-to-action on the issues in hunting conservation and fishing conservation that matter most to outdoorspeople.

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Spearfishing Team Removes Record 564 Invasive Lionfish During 2-Day Derby

By Sage Marshall

Watch the First-Ever Video of a Polar Bear Hunting an Adult Caribou

By Steven Hill

Texas Woman Beaches Giant 11.5-Foot Hammerhead While Fishing From a Pickup Truck

By Ashley Stimpson

The Rarest Mammal in North America Found in Colorado Man’s Garage

By Sage Marshall

“They Just Look…Pathetic.” Bear Mange Surges in Virginia

By Ken Perrotte

Meet the Hunters Trying to Fix Florida’s Python Invasion

By Allie Conti

21,146 Lionfish Removed in Florida Lionfish Challenge

By Morgan Lyle

New Study Says Possums Don’t Like Eating Ticks

By Ken Perrotte

Video: Great Blue Heron Gulps Down a Giant Rat in NYC

By Sage Marshall

6-Foot Venomous Cobra Is On the Loose in Texas Town

By Morgan Lyle

Hideous Invasive Hammerhead Flatworm Reported in Tennessee

By Alan Clemons

Rare Native Snake That Grows Up to 8 Feet Found in Alabama for Second Time Since 1954

By Ashley Stimpson

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Pennsylvania Poacher Found with Remains of 37 Bucks on His Property

By Cian McGillicuddy

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Puts Lesser Prairie-Chickens on the Endangered Species List

By Kris Millgate

Florida Kayaker Finds Mystery Fish That Looks “Like it Came Straight From Hell”

By Kris Millgate

Officials Investigating Rash of Poaching Incidents in Southwest Colorado

By Sage Marshall

Montana Judge Issues Temporary Order Restricting Wolf Hunting Near Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks

By Claire Barber

Feds Approve Largest Dam Removal Project in the U.S. History

By Travis Hall

Watch a Massive Bull Elk Take a Fatal Fall After Tripping Over a Fence

By Sage Marshall

Feds Propose Relocation of Grizzly Bears to Washington State

By Travis Hall

New York Biologists Net Massive 154-Pound, 6.5-Foot Lake Sturgeon

By Steven Hill

Watch Scientists Remove an Intact Alligator from the Stomach of a Massive Burmese Python

By Travis Hall

Researchers Consider Releasing Herpes into Waterways to Reduce Carp Populations

By Claire Barber

State Legislator Introduces Bill to Stop Commercial Menhaden Harvest in Virginia

By Sage Marshall

An Owner’s Manual to Camping on National Public Lands

By T. Edward Nickens

Conservation Groups Cheer Biden Administration’s National Monument Designation

By Sage Marshall

Feds Declare Invasive Nutria Eradicated from Maryland Coastline

By Travis Hall

USFWS Expands Hunting and Fishing on 18 National Wildlife Refuges—and Eyes Lead Bans

By Dave Hurteau

Officials Close Illinois Road for Mass Migration of Venomous Snakes

By Paul Richards

Mining Company Sues Feds Over Cancelled Permits Near the Boundary Waters

By Travis Hall

Are Game Wardens Watching You? — Part 3: The Future of Open Fields

By Will Brantley

Our River: Meet the Hunters and Anglers Fighting to Save the Klamath River Basin

By Sage Marshall

Florida’s Biggest Python Ever Caught With Deer Hooves in Stomach

By Steven Hill

Utah Senator Mike Lee Proposes Selling BLM Land to Address Affordable Housing Crisis

By Sage Marshall

New Mexico Implements Trapping Ban on Public Land

By Steven Hill

Lawsuit Seeks to Block Expanded Hunting and Fishing at National Wildlife Refuges

By Sage Marshall

Officials Investigating Rash of Poaching Incidents in Southwest Colorado

By Sage Marshall

In Surprise Decision, New Jersey Governor Says He Will End Controversial Bear Hunting Ban

By Travis Hall

New Mexico Game Commission Votes to Delist Gould’s Turkey

By Travis Hall

Watch Two Sparring Pronghorn Bucks With Their Horns Locked Together

By Sage Marshall

Grand Teton National Park Issues 475 Hunting Permits in Annual Elk Reduction Program

By Paul Richards

Montana Land Board Approves Purchase of Thousands of Acres of Prime Deer and Elk Habitat

By Travis Hall

Teenage Hunter Removes 28 Invasive Snakes from Florida Everglades and Wins $10,000

By Paul Richards

Idaho Wolf Population Remains Stable Despite Expanded Hunting and Trapping Opportunities

By Ashley Stimpson

New Research Suggests Energy Development is Negatively Impacting Mule Deer Migrations

By Steven Hill

Wisconsin Hunter Bags State’s First Archery Elk in Modern History

By Steven Hill

Idaho Poaching Ring Receives More Than 50 Charges for Wildlife-Related Crime Spree

By Kris Millgate

Conservation Groups Cheer Biden Administration’s National Monument Designation

By Sage Marshall

Feds Approve Largest Dam Removal Project in the U.S. History

By Travis Hall

Scientists Call for Stricter Sturgeon Regs After Massive Red-Tide Die-Off in California

By Paul Richards

State Legislator Introduces Bill to Stop Commercial Menhaden Harvest in Virginia

By Sage Marshall

Angler Unexpectedly Catches 43-Inch Muskie Near Downtown Toronto

By Steven Hill

Nervous Waters: The Fight to Save Andros Island’s Legendary Bonefish Flats

By Ashley Stimpson

Nebraska Man Sentenced in Plot to Murder Fish and Game Officer

By Matthew Every

Professional Bass Fisherman Sentenced to Prison for Poaching Paddlefish in Mississippi

By Travis Hall

What Is Killing the Huge White Sturgeon of British Columbia’s Nechako River?

By Dave Hurteau

Want to Catch More Big Bass? Kill a Bunch of Small Ones

By Joe Cermele

USFWS Recommends Removing Arizona’s Native Apache Trout from the Endangered Species List

By Travis Hall

The Good, Bad, and Ugly Side of Michigan Grayling

By Joe Cermele

Ancient Megalodons Could Eat a Killer Whale in Five Bites

By Ashley Stimpson

Latest Conservation Stories

Pennsylvania Poacher Found with Remains of 37 Bucks on His Property

By Cian McGillicuddy

/ Nov 29, 2022

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Puts Lesser Prairie-Chickens on the Endangered Species List

By Kris Millgate

/ Nov 28, 2022

Step Inside Sagamore Hill, the Home of Theodore Roosevelt

By Matthew Every

/ Nov 28, 2022

Florida Kayaker Finds Mystery Fish That Looks “Like it Came Straight From Hell”

By Kris Millgate

/ Nov 23, 2022

Officials Investigating Rash of Poaching Incidents in Southwest Colorado

By Sage Marshall

/ Nov 22, 2022

Montana Judge Issues Temporary Order Restricting Wolf Hunting Near Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks

By Claire Barber

/ Nov 21, 2022

Feds Approve Largest Dam Removal Project in the U.S. History

By Travis Hall

/ Nov 18, 2022

Watch a Massive Bull Elk Take a Fatal Fall After Tripping Over a Fence

By Sage Marshall

/ Nov 17, 2022

Feds Propose Relocation of Grizzly Bears to Washington State

By Travis Hall

/ Nov 16, 2022

Scientists Call for Stricter Sturgeon Regs After Massive Red-Tide Die-Off in California

By Paul Richards

/ Nov 16, 2022

New York Biologists Net Massive 154-Pound, 6.5-Foot Lake Sturgeon

By Steven Hill

/ Nov 15, 2022

Watch Scientists Remove an Intact Alligator from the Stomach of a Massive Burmese Python

By Travis Hall

/ Nov 14, 2022

Researchers Consider Releasing Herpes into Waterways to Reduce Carp Populations

By Claire Barber

/ Nov 14, 2022

State Legislator Introduces Bill to Stop Commercial Menhaden Harvest in Virginia

By Sage Marshall

/ Nov 11, 2022

In Surprise Decision, New Jersey Governor Says He Will End Controversial Bear Hunting Ban

By Travis Hall

/ Nov 10, 2022

An Owner’s Manual to Camping on National Public Lands

By T. Edward Nickens

/ Nov 10, 2022

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Featured In Conservation

Spearfishing Team Removes Record 564 Invasive Lionfish During 2-Day Derby

Watch the First-Ever Video of a Polar Bear Hunting an Adult Caribou

Texas Woman Beaches Giant 11.5-Foot Hammerhead While Fishing From a Pickup Truck

The Rarest Mammal in North America Found in Colorado Man’s Garage

“They Just Look…Pathetic.” Bear Mange Surges in Virginia

Meet the Hunters Trying to Fix Florida’s Python Invasion

21,146 Lionfish Removed in Florida Lionfish Challenge

New Study Says Possums Don’t Like Eating Ticks

Video: Great Blue Heron Gulps Down a Giant Rat in NYC

6-Foot Venomous Cobra Is On the Loose in Texas Town

Hideous Invasive Hammerhead Flatworm Reported in Tennessee

Rare Native Snake That Grows Up to 8 Feet Found in Alabama for Second Time Since 1954

Explore Conservation

Pennsylvania Poacher Found with Remains of 37 Bucks on His Property

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Puts Lesser Prairie-Chickens on the Endangered Species List

Florida Kayaker Finds Mystery Fish That Looks “Like it Came Straight From Hell”

Officials Investigating Rash of Poaching Incidents in Southwest Colorado

Montana Judge Issues Temporary Order Restricting Wolf Hunting Near Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks

Feds Approve Largest Dam Removal Project in the U.S. History

Watch a Massive Bull Elk Take a Fatal Fall After Tripping Over a Fence

Feds Propose Relocation of Grizzly Bears to Washington State

New York Biologists Net Massive 154-Pound, 6.5-Foot Lake Sturgeon

Watch Scientists Remove an Intact Alligator from the Stomach of a Massive Burmese Python

Researchers Consider Releasing Herpes into Waterways to Reduce Carp Populations

State Legislator Introduces Bill to Stop Commercial Menhaden Harvest in Virginia

An Owner’s Manual to Camping on National Public Lands

Conservation Groups Cheer Biden Administration’s National Monument Designation

Feds Declare Invasive Nutria Eradicated from Maryland Coastline

USFWS Expands Hunting and Fishing on 18 National Wildlife Refuges—and Eyes Lead Bans

Officials Close Illinois Road for Mass Migration of Venomous Snakes

Mining Company Sues Feds Over Cancelled Permits Near the Boundary Waters

Are Game Wardens Watching You? — Part 3: The Future of Open Fields

Our River: Meet the Hunters and Anglers Fighting to Save the Klamath River Basin

Florida’s Biggest Python Ever Caught With Deer Hooves in Stomach

Utah Senator Mike Lee Proposes Selling BLM Land to Address Affordable Housing Crisis

New Mexico Implements Trapping Ban on Public Land

Lawsuit Seeks to Block Expanded Hunting and Fishing at National Wildlife Refuges

Officials Investigating Rash of Poaching Incidents in Southwest Colorado

In Surprise Decision, New Jersey Governor Says He Will End Controversial Bear Hunting Ban

New Mexico Game Commission Votes to Delist Gould’s Turkey

Watch Two Sparring Pronghorn Bucks With Their Horns Locked Together

Grand Teton National Park Issues 475 Hunting Permits in Annual Elk Reduction Program

Montana Land Board Approves Purchase of Thousands of Acres of Prime Deer and Elk Habitat

Teenage Hunter Removes 28 Invasive Snakes from Florida Everglades and Wins $10,000

Idaho Wolf Population Remains Stable Despite Expanded Hunting and Trapping Opportunities

New Research Suggests Energy Development is Negatively Impacting Mule Deer Migrations

Wisconsin Hunter Bags State’s First Archery Elk in Modern History

Idaho Poaching Ring Receives More Than 50 Charges for Wildlife-Related Crime Spree

Conservation Groups Cheer Biden Administration’s National Monument Designation

Feds Approve Largest Dam Removal Project in the U.S. History

Scientists Call for Stricter Sturgeon Regs After Massive Red-Tide Die-Off in California

State Legislator Introduces Bill to Stop Commercial Menhaden Harvest in Virginia

Angler Unexpectedly Catches 43-Inch Muskie Near Downtown Toronto

Nervous Waters: The Fight to Save Andros Island’s Legendary Bonefish Flats

Nebraska Man Sentenced in Plot to Murder Fish and Game Officer

Professional Bass Fisherman Sentenced to Prison for Poaching Paddlefish in Mississippi

What Is Killing the Huge White Sturgeon of British Columbia’s Nechako River?

Want to Catch More Big Bass? Kill a Bunch of Small Ones

USFWS Recommends Removing Arizona’s Native Apache Trout from the Endangered Species List

The Good, Bad, and Ugly Side of Michigan Grayling

Ancient Megalodons Could Eat a Killer Whale in Five Bites

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