Category: In the news
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Testimony
of
DAN ASHE
PRESIDENT & CEO
ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS
before the
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
U.S. SENATE
on
“Stopping the Spread: Examining the Increased Risk of Zoonotic Disease from Illegal Wildlife Trafficking.”
July 22, 2020
Watch the recorded Committee Hearing here: ...
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at Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
In framing their policy on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Interior Department has created what debaters and negotiators call a “strawman fallacy.” It made an argument that the MBTA’s strict liability was making criminals of farmers who tear down dilapidated barns, or homeowners who trimmed trees, or automobile drivers who accidentally hit birds. In fact, this argument is hollow. There is no evidence of such enforcement occurring, because it hasn’t.
The history of...
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at Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Friday, July 10, 2020
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced a bill to prohibit the use of lead ammunitions on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands. The Lead Endangers Animals Daily (LEAD) Act would help prevent lead poisoning in animals who come into contact with ammunitions, which typically contain lead that can leach into water or poison wildlife that feed on carcasses containing lead bullets. Previously, the Obama Administration had ordered phasing...
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at Friday, July 10, 2020
Friday, June 5, 2020
Silver Spring, MD - Just days ahead of World Oceans Day, President Donald Trump today signed a proclamation rolling back provisions that would allow commercial fishing in the Northeastern Atlantic Canyon and Seamounts National Marine Monument. Following the announcement, Dan Ashe, President and CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), issued the following statement:
“This Marine National Monument is part of our nation’s ocean heritage. It is part of the National...
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at Friday, June 5, 2020
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Combined with other threats, the toll from poaching could wipe out populations of native turtles.
Providence, Rhode Island – The United States has a wildlife trafficking crisis closer to home than most people realize: native turtles are disappearing from lands and waters and ending up in the hands of poachers across the country.
For those who are witnessing this crisis first hand -- conservation professionals, biologists, and wildlife law enforcement officials -- there is a...
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at Thursday, May 21, 2020