Natural Resources Committee gears up for full week of hearings
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State representatives welcome public to watch
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The Natural Resources Committee is holding four livestreamed hearings next week to discuss public lands accessibility, wildlife trafficking and wildfire preparedness during climate change.
Tuesday, April 27, 12 p.m. EST
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led by Chair Katie Porter (D-Calif.), will host an oversight hearing titled
Accessibility for People with Disabilities on National Parks and Public Lands.
People with disabilities can get a free, lifetime Access Pass for any parks or public lands that require an entry fee. But many of America s parks and public lands are still not fully accessible.
4,400 Photographers Donate over 25,000 Images to Support Wildlife
By Ellyn Kail on April 21, 2021
Dijkstra, first-place winner of
A Better Future for Animals photo contest by Pexels and the International Fund for Animal Welfare
While visiting Moalboal in Cebu in the Philippines, the photographer Stijn Dijkstra embarked on a boat to the tiny island of Pescador. He saw countless colors while exploring reefs teeming with life. Ultimately, he happened upon a shimmering turtle, its belly full of sardines. Dijkstra is a passionate advocate for protecting our oceans, and this encounter served as an enduring reminder of what’s at stake for animals and ecosystems around the world.
For Immediate Release, April 22, 2021 Contact:
Daniela Arellano, NRDC, (424) 268-6677, darellano@nrdc.org
Biden Administration Urged to Use Lacey Act to Ban Wildlife Imports That May Spread Disease
WASHINGTON In a bid to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases entering the United States, a group of conservation organizations urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to assess and designate wildlife species as “injurious” based on their potential to transmit diseases that could threaten human health.
The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law in March, provided the Service with $10 million to carry out additional Lacey Act activities related to wildlife trade and COVID-19. But it did not specify how to spend that funding. Under the Lacey Act, once a species is added to the list of injurious wildlife, it may not be imported into the United States.
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Fibre2Fashion
When fashion said no to shahtoosh By:
Apr , 2021
The shahtoosh trade was a classic example of the interplay between biodiversity and fashion. It was as much about an endangered species being driven to the brink of extinction by luxury fashion, as it was about the fashion community coming in aid of the species.
A ringside story.
It was arguably one of the best-kept secrets anywhere that straddled the seemingly far-flung worlds of wildlife crime, exquisite artisanry, illegal trade and high fashion. Till a wildlife scientist joined all the dots, figured it all out, and blew the lid off a monstrosity that flummoxed enforcement officials and policymakers and sent conservationists into a huddle.