Author: Keith Norris

Back to Position Statements page Canada’s Species at Risk Act (hereafter, SARA) was enacted in 2002 to support Canada’s federal government in the role of preventing wildlife extinctions and ensuring...

Back to Position Statements page Congress passed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1973 and has amended it several timessince then. The ESA is administered by the U.S. Fish and...

Back to Position Statements page Biological diversity – or biodiversity – is the variety of life from single-celled organisms to the largest vertebrates, and the processes that support life, including...

Back to Position Statements page Rangelands are defined as lands where the native vegetation is predominately grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, and shrubs, sometimes with dispersed trees. Most rangelands host some...

Back to Position Statements page The scientific evidence for human-caused climate change is vast. Greenhouse gas emissions are the primary driver of rapid global warming. Failure to curb the human-caused...

Back to Position Statements page Lead is a naturally occurring element in the environment that has been used by humans for thousands of years. Lead has no functional or beneficial...

June 14, 2022 – Today, fisheries and wildlife professionals from across the United States are celebrating the bipartisan House passage of groundbreaking legislation to conserve our nation’s fish and wildlife....