Whether they are spotted on private property or public land, wild animals and data about them cannot be “owned,” conservationists said at a Tuesday hearing. “I think I have the right … to both enjoy wildlife as a public resource, and have it continue to exist on my property and my neighbor’s property,” Drew Stevens, […]

A proposal intended to expedite land use and development permitting would restrict the types of evidence state agencies could use to justify protection of threatened and endangered species. Rep. Sayra DeVito, prime sponsor of House Bill 1603, said the measure would protect landowner rights, streamline the permitting process, and promote housing availability. But state officials […]