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Sweeping Conservation Bill Signed into Law Today
https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/11962/Sweeping-Conservation-Bill-Signed-into-Law-Today.aspxSweeping Conservation Bill Signed into Law Today
S.47, the "John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act,” will renew U.S. efforts to save iconic species in the wild
WASHINGTON , DC | March 12, 2019
The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act was signed into law today. The landmark legislation will renew U.S. efforts to save iconic species in the wild, support conservation, fight the progress of invasive species in the U.S., and promote innovative solutions to some of conservation’s most difficult problems.
WCS commends the administration for signing the bill, and thanks Senators John Barrasso and Tom Carper and Reps. Alan Lowenthal and Don Young for their leadership, along with Senators Lisa Murkowski and Maria Cantwell for including it in the bipartisan lands package.
Foremost among the provisions to improve international conservation is inclusion of the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Act, which reauthorizes the Multinational Species Conservation Fund (MSCF). For the past 30 years, the MSCF has helped conserve some of the world’s most iconic species – elephants, rhinos, tigers, great apes, and marine turtles for 30 years. In addition, The WILD Act expands the Marine Turtle Conservation Act to include tortoises and freshwater turtles, the most vulnerable group of vertebrates on the planet.
Today is a great day for wildlife. Whether it’s an elephant living in the rainforests of the Congo, or a tiger hunting in the grasslands of India, or a sea turtle swimming on the far seas, their future just got a little brighter with passage of this landmark legislation.”
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/47S.47, the "John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act,” will renew U.S. efforts to save iconic species in the wild
WASHINGTON , DC | March 12, 2019
The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act was signed into law today. The landmark legislation will renew U.S. efforts to save iconic species in the wild, support conservation, fight the progress of invasive species in the U.S., and promote innovative solutions to some of conservation’s most difficult problems.
WCS commends the administration for signing the bill, and thanks Senators John Barrasso and Tom Carper and Reps. Alan Lowenthal and Don Young for their leadership, along with Senators Lisa Murkowski and Maria Cantwell for including it in the bipartisan lands package.
Foremost among the provisions to improve international conservation is inclusion of the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver (WILD) Act, which reauthorizes the Multinational Species Conservation Fund (MSCF). For the past 30 years, the MSCF has helped conserve some of the world’s most iconic species – elephants, rhinos, tigers, great apes, and marine turtles for 30 years. In addition, The WILD Act expands the Marine Turtle Conservation Act to include tortoises and freshwater turtles, the most vulnerable group of vertebrates on the planet.
Today is a great day for wildlife. Whether it’s an elephant living in the rainforests of the Congo, or a tiger hunting in the grasslands of India, or a sea turtle swimming on the far seas, their future just got a little brighter with passage of this landmark legislation.”
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