May 17, 2019
Sponsored by: Animal Welfare Institute • Born Free USA • Center for Biological Diversity • Defenders of Wildlife • Earthjustice • Endangered Species Coalition • Environment America • Humane Society Legislative Fund • International Fund for Animal Welfare • National Parks Conservation Association • Natural Resources Defense Council • Oceana • Sierra Club • The Humane Society of the United States • Union of Concerned Scientists
An overview of top priorities for the 116th Congress, including funding the ESA, the sage-grouse rider, infrastructure, climate change, and regulatory changes.
A letter signed by 215 NGOs that explains how the ESA has been starved by chronic under-funding, and includes specific requests for FY20 funding levels.
Information on this iconic bird, the fight to protect the species and its habitat, and current congressional actions, including efforts to exclude a rider from FY20 Interior appropriations that prohibits ESA listing.
A compilation of guidance and policy ideas for an infrastructure bill, including the need to protect ESA and NEPA reviews, and a proposal to reduce wildlife conflicts using wildlife corridors and crossings.
A document highlighting how climate change is contributing to the extinction crisis, how the loss of species and habitats negatively impacts human well-being, and how the ESA can help offset some deleterious effects of climate change.
Information on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal to delist gray wolves across the contiguous U.S., and why the loss of ESA protections would be harmful to this species, which is not yet fully recovered.
A summary of three rules, proposed in 2018 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, that would drastically alter implementation of the ESA.