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AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY ● THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY 07 December 2021 Senator Tom Carper, Chair Environment and Public Works Committee U.S. Senate 410 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Senator

For Immediate Release July 20, 2021 Contact: Drue Banta Winters, 504-220-7868, dwinters@fisheries.org Caroline Murphy, 301-897-9770 x 308, cmurphy@wildlife.org Fish and Wildlife Scientists Commend Introduction of Recovering America’s Wildlife Act BETHESDA, MD –

For Immediate Release April 22, 2021Contact: Drue Banta Winters, 504-220-7868, dwinters@fisheries.org Caroline Murphy, 301-897-9770 x 308, cmurphy@wildlife.org Natural Resource Professionals Commend Re-introduction of Recovering America’s Wildlife Act Today, fisheries and wildlife

June 11, 2020 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Capitol, H-232 Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington,
AFS and other organizations garnered support from members of Congress for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program with letters of support to relevant House and Senate subcommittees. The program,

February 24, 2020 The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Capitol, H-204 Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy, As organizations collectively representing millions

The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee on December 5, positioning it for a vote on the House floor. The bill would fund

House Bill Addressing America’s Wildlife Crisis Gains 150+ Bipartisan Cosponsors More than one-third of all wildlife species in the United States are at-risk or vulnerable to extinction — and now

[spacer height=”20px”]For Immediate Release October 17, 2019 Contact: Drue Banta Winters, 504-220-7868, dwinters@fisheries.org Caroline Murphy, 301-897-9770 x 308, cmurphy@wildlife.org [spacer height=”20px”] More than 1,000 Scientists Call for Proactive Conservation; Urge