Tag: RAWA

November 19, 2019

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act surpasses 150 co-sponsors

Congressional support for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) continues to grow, with 152 representatives now in support of the legislation. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would provide state and...

September 11, 2019

TWS highlights legislative priorities for senators

The Wildlife Society joined nearly three dozen other organizations — all members of the American Wildlife Conservation Partners — to send a letter to the leadership of the Senate Environment...

August 1, 2019

Coalition rallies around Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12. Over 60 original cosponsors joined Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich. and Jeff...

July 12, 2019

TWS backs reintroduced Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act was reintroduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich and Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb. They were joined by over 50 of...

January 3, 2019

115th Congress ends without federal budget, LWCF, RAWA

The lame-duck Congress was unable to reach agreement on the federal budget by the Dec. 21 deadline, sending some federal government agencies into a shutdown. While final budgets for the...

December 28, 2018

Texas student chapters engage on RAWA

The board of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society used a portion of the 2018-2019 Jim Teer Leadership Institute for Early Career Professional Training to work with Texas Chapter...

November 20, 2018

TWS advises Senate committee considering wildlife funding

Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing examining the funding needed for wildlife conservation, recovery and management. Witnesses spoke about the need for reliable federal...

October 1, 2018

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act reaches 100 co-sponsors

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 4647) – legislation that would dedicate $1.3 billion annually towards the conservation and monitoring of at-risk species at the state level – has just...

July 18, 2018

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act introduced in Senate

The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S. 3223) was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday by Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, and cosponsored by Senators Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia; Heidi Heitkamp,...

June 28, 2018

TWS co-hosts briefing to promote conservation

On June 21, The Wildlife Society, American Fisheries Society and National Wildlife Federation hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill on Reversing America’s Wildlife Crisis. The June 21 briefing informed legislators...