Wildlife For All is a national campaign to reform state wildlife management to be more democratic, just, compassionate, and focused on protecting wild species and ecosystems.
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Democratic:
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Because wildlife is held in the public trust and everyone should have a voice in wildlife decisions.
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Just:
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Because wild animals deserve to be treated fairly as members of the community of life.
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Compassionate:
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Because wild animals are sentient beings worthy of our empathy and respect.
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Focused on ecological health:
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Because of the urgent need to protect species and ecosystems in the face of a global extinction crisis.
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Wildlife For All is a national campaign to reform state wildlife management to be more democratic, just, compassionate, and focused on protecting wild species and ecosystems.
- Democratic:
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Because wildlife is held in the public trust and everyone should have a voice in wildlife decisions.
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Just:
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Because wild animals deserve to be treated fairly as members of the community of life.
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Compassionate:
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Because wild animals are sentient beings worthy of our empathy and respect.
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Focused on ecological health:
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Because of the urgent need to protect species and ecosystems in the face of a global extinction crisis.
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Wildlife For All
Wildlife For All is a national campaign to reform state wildlife management to be more democratic, just, compassionate, and focused on protecting wild species and ecosystems.
-
Democratic:
-
Because wildlife is held in the public trust and everyone should have a voice in wildlife decisions.
-
-
Just:
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Because wild animals deserve to be treated fairly as members of the community of life.
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Compassionate:
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Because wild animals are sentient beings worthy of our empathy and respect.
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Focused on ecological health:
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Because of the urgent need to protect species and ecosystems in the face of a global extinction crisis.
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Hunting group files lawsuit against Washington wildlife commissioner, says more legal actions to come
By Eli Francovich
The Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation has sued WDFW Commissioner Lorna Smith, claiming that she is “pushing an extremist view of fish and wildlife management and is adamantly opposed to the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.”
Are Butterflies Wildlife? Depends Where You Live
By Catrin Einhorn
“‘State agencies are really at the forefront of conservation for wildlife,’ said Scott Black, executive director of the Xerces Society, a nonprofit group that advocates for insect conservation. ‘But in these states where they can’t work on insects, or in some cases any invertebrates, they don’t. So, you see things just languish.'”
State wildlife management: A crisis of legitimacy
By Charles Fox
“The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish supports itself by selling off the public’s wildlife for recreational killing. But the vast majority of New Mexicans who do not hunt or fish never agreed to this arrangement, and have virtually no say in how their wildlife is managed.”
Wildlife management in New Mexico needs modernizing
By Bryan Bird & Kevin Bixby
“The time for the [New Mexico Department of Game and Fish] to pivot from being a relic of the past to a modern, wildlife conservation agency is long overdue. With the number of species moving toward extinction growing daily, the need is urgent. The Legislature needs to pass modernization and commission reform legislation while also approving license fee increases. It can do that with HB 184 and HB 486.”
Game Commission reorganization should become law
By Christopher Smith
“House Bill 184 would improve the State Game Commission, the appointed body that oversees the Department of Game and Fish. The legislation, which already passed its first committee, would help create a commission that represents all New Mexicans and insulates wildlife policy decisions from political whims and financial influence.”
Bills aim to overhaul New Mexico Game and Fish management
By Nathan Brown
Two bills focused on reforming wildlife management were recently heard before a New Mexico House Committee. HB 183 would have abolished the state’s Game and Fish Department, while HB 184 would change the way that seats are allocated on the State Wildlife Commission. HB 183 was defeated, but HB 184 made it out of the Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee on a 6-3 vote.
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