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Wolves in Washington State

Non-lethal management approaches and expanded compensation plans can enhance wolf conservation and limit human-wildlife conflict.

Published on: June 24, 2020

If Congress’s Big Energy-Funded Conservation Bill Passes, Will Plunging Oil Prices Undermine Public Lands Maintenance?

[…] federal energy revenues, leaving a large chunk in the U.S. Treasury for general use. In fiscal year 2019, that chunk was worth $5.0 billionβ€”a level that would easily fill the maintenance fund’s annual $1.9 billion limit. But so far this fiscal year, federal energy revenues are down $1.7 billion.Β Unless federal energy revenues increase, it […]

Published on: May 26, 2020

Adoption is a Way Forward for Wild Horses

[…] recently instituted under the program will promote adoptions in a way that benefits rangeland ecosystems and taxpayers. With federal protections and no natural predators, the number of free-roaming animals has skyrocketed. The BLM sets an appropriate management level for wild horses based on the amount of rangeland available, a figure that currently stands at […]

Published on: May 21, 2020

PERC and the CARES Act

A message on the Paycheck Protection Program from PERC’s CEO Brian Yablonski

Published on: May 14, 2020

During a Quiet National Park Week, Recreationists Still Have a Role to Play

[…] across the country were β€œforced to cut programming, reduce hours of operations, and sometimes shut their gates,” as Pew Charitable Trusts put it. Relatedly, as a post-recession study by the National Recreation and Park Association found, local government officials see parks and outdoor recreation funding β€œas being fully discretionary and as a luxury,” especially […]

Published on: April 18, 2020

Turning the Problem Into the Solution

[…] wildlife trade, yet poaching continues to ravage animal populations around the world. In certain areas, however, innovative wildlife managers have begun hiring poachers. Through steady jobs with reliable wages, poachers are becoming wildlife protectors. Periyar Tiger Reserve The Periyar Tiger Reserve in southern India faced a rampant poaching problem. In a national park established […]

Published on: April 8, 2020

Wild Africa

RESEARCH INITIATIVE: Empowering entrepreneurs and investors to build an Africa that is verdant, prosperous, and free.

Published on: March 26, 2020