Program Term Archive

Wildlife Management

State Wildlife Agency Contact Information

Terrestrial Wildlife

Each state has a department of fish and wildlife and an associated commission or board that manages wildlife populations through hunting, fishing, habitat protection, and other methods. These departments issue...

Lead Ammunition

Terrestrial Wildlife

Lead-based hunting ammunition and fishing tackle cause cascading harm to wildlife, humans, and the environment. Each year, millions of animals die of lead poisoning, including threatened and endangered species—unintended victims...

Coexisting with Deer

Terrestrial Wildlife

Traditionally ungulates were considered even or odd-toed hoofed animals, however, as genetics demonstrated new relationships between species, the number of animals who qualify as ungulates expanded. Ungulates include (but are...

Coexisting with Birds

Terrestrial Wildlife

The diversity of birds throughout the world is simply astounding. From the tiniest hummingbird to the prehistoric-looking California condor, from seabirds to songbirds and ducks; bird are globally ubiquitous. It...

Support for Federal Funding for Beaver Coexistence

Terrestrial Wildlife

AWI is working to develop federal legislation that would establish a national beaver conflict-mitigation grant program to help tribes, states, agencies, local governments, landowners, conservation organizations, and others pay for nonlethal...

Coexisting with Beavers

Terrestrial Wildlife

The American beaver (Castor canadensis) is a keystone species whose ponds and wetlands help replenish groundwater, serve as buffers against wildfires, and provide habitat for a wide variety of wildlife....

Coexisting with Bears

Terrestrial Wildlife

Historically, grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) inhabited most of the western contiguous United States, while black bears (Ursus americanus) were common in forested areas throughout the country. However, the combination...