Why It Matters
The world’s wildlife faces a grim future. The fabric of life is unraveling. Habitats are being destroyed and species are being driven towards extinction:
- Vertebrate populations have declined worldwide by more than two-thirds on average since 1970.
- North America has lost nearly three billion birds over the same period.
- Nearly one-fifth of animal species in the U.S. are currently threatened with extinction.
Bold action is needed to reverse these trends.
In the U.S., the first line of defense against this “biological annihilation” is state governments, not the federal government.
And yet…the states are missing in action. Why?
Because state wildlife management has been hijacked by a minority of people whose views are out of step with science and public attitudes towards wildlife.
Rather than evolving to be more responsive to current societal and ecological needs, state wildlife management has become an entrenched system in which the dominant ethos is one of control and exploitation.
This is a system that is fundamentally undemocratic and unjust.
News & Commentary
- Bill Would Remove Federal Protections From Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves
- July Wildlife Commission Meetings
- Who Really Speaks For Wildlife? Michelle Lute on the CSU Animal-Human Policy Center Podcast
- Court Upholds Michigan’s Shortened Coyote Season
- Vermont Protects Amphibians and Reptiles
- Oregon’s HB 2977 Is Model Funding Reform
- Wolf Pups Bring Hope — But Colorado’s Wolves Are Still in Crisis
- June Wildlife Commission Meetings
- CPW Commission: The Settlement Isn’t The Story
- Wildlife Management Reform to Keep Wildlife Out of the “Emergency Room”
- Stateline Interviews Wildlife for All About Role in Passing SB5
- Reimagining Wildlife Management: Centering Values Beyond the Status Quo
