Posted March 4, 2016 6:05 pm by Comments

By Justin Stakes

Fish and Wildlife

A 21st Century Vision for Investing in and Connecting People to Nature

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Leaders Call for $1.3 Billion Annual Investment for States
National Wild Turkey Federation
National Wild Turkey Federation

Edgefield, SC -(AmmoLand.com)- A group of energy, business and conservation leaders today released their recommendations on how to avert the growing endangered species crisis in this country.

The Blue Ribbon Panel on Sustaining America’s Diverse Fish & Wildlife Resources determined that utilizing a portion of revenues from energy and mineral development on federal lands and waters to fund state-based conservation could address conservation needs for thousands of species. An annual investment of $1.3 billion from these development revenues into the currently unfunded Wildlife Conservation Restoration Program would allow state fish and wildlife agencies to proactively manage these species reducing taxpayer costs and the regulatory red tape that comes when species are listed under the federal Endangered Species Act. The number of species petitioned for listing under the Act has increased by 1,000 percent in less than a decade.

“A lot is at stake if we don’t act soon. For every species that is thriving in our country, hundreds of species are in decline. These recommendations offer …Read the Rest

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