DSC on Untamed Heritage Podcast
Larry Weishuhn sits down with Corey Mason, Executive Director of DSC, to discuss current legislation in two different states that could radically change what animals hunters can and cannot pursue. Listen to the episode here.
Poaching Declines in South Africa for 5th Straight Year
Rhino deaths recorded from poaching have decreased yet again in South Africa, making it five consecutive years of decline. Elephant lives lost to poachers are also down from 2018 numbers. But, the government is not letting up. As the country looks ahead to 2020, the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries plans to proceed with […]
DSC's Response to UK Call for Evidence on Trophy Imports/Exports
Please see DSC’s submission in response to the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’ call for evidence on the impact of trophy imports and exports. The case for legal, regulated hunting as a conservation tool is well-established worldwide and there is no place for restrictions on any matters seeking to undermine hunting. DSC […]
Translocation: One Technique, Many Applications
Kentucky Lighting Way for Elk What started as a reintroduction of over 1,500 wild eastern elk twenty years ago is now a thriving Kentucky population of over 13,000 individuals. The population has been brought to light as a new study led by Jordan Youngmann confirms unprecedented strong genetic diversity within the current population. The original […]
Wildlife Departments Working for Change
Cougar Quota Upped in Utah An emergency quota increase added 117 additional cougar harvests to the 2019-2020 cougar season in Utah. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) issued the change on Jan. 16 to manage specific areas with high mule deer population decline. The 11 different units showed a population decline greater than 15 […]
2020 Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award Winner Announced
The Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award (OHAA) committee has selected Dr. Mark Wayne as the 2020 award recipient. Dr. Wayne will be presented the prestigious award at the DSC Convention and Expo, Heritage, during the Saturday evening banquet on Jan. 11, 2020. The OHAA is given solely for outstanding achievements in the finite area of big game hunting. […]
Green light for hunting as a management tool for wolf
FACE PRESS RELEASE In its ruling today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed that the use of hunting as a population management tool for strictly protected species is compatible with EU law. The case involved questions for a preliminary ruling by Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court to the EU’s highest court on the interpretation […]
DSC Talks Sustainable Use at International Conference
This week, DSC Executive Director Corey Mason and DSC Foundation Executive Director Richard Cheatham have been attending the CITES Convention of the Parties in Geneva, Switzerland. CITES is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Every two to three years, the Conference of the Parties meets to review the […]
Different States, Different Black Bear Hunt Conditions
Maryland In western Maryland, the five-day black bear season closed on Oct. 26 with 135 bears harvested across four counties. Last season, 131 bears were taken at a success rate of 7.9 percent, which is higher than the regional average of three to five percent. The open season was extended by an extra day this […]
DOI: Zinke Announces Public-Private Partnership bringing $2.7 Million to Habitat Conservation of Big Game Migration Corridors and Winter Range
This release was originally published by the US Department of the Interior. WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and ConocoPhillips, announced a new NFWF $2.7 million grant program to enhance and improve the quality of habitat in state identified, priority big-game winter […]