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American wildlife conservation has reached a historic milestone: the completion of statewide wildlife action plans in every state and territory. Continuing the long tradition of state-federal partnerships, the wildlife action plans complement existing programs aimed at the conservation of game species on the one hand and endangered species on the other. Taken as a whole, the wildlife action plans provide a national agenda for preventing wildlife from becoming endangered, with a focus on those that have not benefited from conservation attention due to a lack of dedicated funding.
Teaming with Wildlife
The impetus for wildlife action plans comes from the Teaming with Wildlife initiative, a national grassroots campaign launched in the early 1990s to expand the funding base for wildlife conservation. The goal of Teaming with Wildlife was to provide additional resources to support a more comprehensive approach to wildlife conservation and mirror the success our nation has had with the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and Dingell-Johnson/Wallop-Breaux Sportfish Restoration Act. Over time, the Teaming with Wildlife coalition has grown to include more than 4,000 organizations and agencies, including hunters and anglers, environmentalists, professional biologists, wildlife managers, and nature-related businesses.
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During the late 1990s, the efforts of the Teaming with Wildlife coalition helped advance the Conservation and Reinvestment Act, a broad proposal to dramatically increase federal funding for a variety of land, water, and wildlife conservation programs. Despite strong bipartisan support, the Conservation and... |
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