Highlights Why it matters: Wildlife causes more than $12.8 billion in damage each year to natural resources, public infrastructure, private property, and agriculture. For example, the damage to livestock, aquaculture, and other agricultural products has been estimated to reach nearly $1 billion annually. As such, WS works to prevent, minimize, and manage the damage on…
Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator Highlights Why it Matters: On April 5, 2021, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 32 (SB 32) into law, banning trapping on public lands in the state. Not only is this decision based on emotional propaganda founded by misinformation, it is also a devasting blow…
As Co-Chairs of the bipartisan and bicameral New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, State Senator Joseph Griffo, Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, and Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt are proud to report on the recent progress made through the FY 2022 Budget towards providing the youth of New York and their families with additional opportunities to enjoy time afield….
Highlights Why it Matters: Red snapper are one of the most important recreational species in the Gulf of Mexico, particularly in the states of Alabama and Mississippi. Prior to last week’s meeting of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, these two states were facing potential drastic cuts in their private recreational red snapper season…
Contact: Keely Hopkins, Pacific States Assistant Manager Highlights Why It Matters: Wild horse and burro management is critical to conserving public lands, vegetation, and riparian areas. Overpopulation causes severe damage to the ecosystems and habitat upon which the horses rely, along with other wildlife and fish populations. Existing water and vegetation resources cannot sustain the…
Highlights Why it matters: Established in 1908 as the nation’s first waterfowl refuge, the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge is a 50,000-acre component of the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex, dedicated primarily to waterfowl conservation. An estimated 80% of waterfowl in the Pacific Flyway, or 25% of the waterfowl in North America, depend on…