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.
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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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Wyoming Wolf Torture Incident Highlights Need to Drastically Reform State Wildlife Management
Wildlife for All and partners renewed our call for Wyoming and other states to overhaul their wildlife management policies in the wake of an incident of a wolf having been captured and tortured in Wyoming.
A Proposed VT Bill Would Add Nonhunters to the Fish and Wildlife Board
A bill in Vermont would democratize wildlife policy making by adding nonhunters to the state wildlife board. This NY Times article links it to similar efforts to shake up wildlife management in other states.
Do cougars require killing?
A ballot initiative in Colorado would ban the hunting of cougars. Opponents say it would eliminate an essential management tool. This hunter doesn’t buy it.
Proposed Washington State Policy Seeks to Define, Prioritize “Conservation”
Although it is found in many state statutes, the term “wildlife conservation” is seldom defined, leading to widespread confusion about the purpose of state wildlife management. One state wildlife commission decided to do something about it. The result was surprisingly controversial.
Read more here.
Lawsuit Challenges NJ Law Giving Hunters Majority on State Fish and Wildlife Council
A former New Jersey state senator filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law that effectively gives hunting groups the power to select a majority of the 11-member NJ Fish and Wildlife Council, which sets wildlife policy for the state. The legal challenge was filed in response to the state’s decision to allow a bear hunt in each of the next five years. The judge denied a preliminary injunction to halt the hunt which began this month.
Read more here.
Wildlife for All joins call to end federal funding for state wildlife killing efforts
In response to the state of Alaska killing more than 100 bears and wolves by helicopter in June, supposedly to increase caribou numbers, a coalition of 35 wildlife and Indigenous groups, including Wildlife for All, sent a letter to Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland in August, renewing their demand that federal funds be withheld from states that practice or sanction the killing of native carnivores like wolves.
Read more here.
Looking for the Southwest Environmental Center? You’re in the right place. Read more here.
