In July, U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, introduced the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Reauthorization (WILD) Act. The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which enables wildlife and habitat conservation in all 50 states and territories, and the Multinational Species Conservation Funds, which supports the global conservation of imperiled species, including rhinos, elephants, tigers, great apes, and turtles. The legislation was passed out of the Senate committee on July 26th.
On July 28th in the House of Representatives, Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) led the bipartisan introduction of the Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Reauthorization Act. The bipartisan legislation would reauthorize critical U.S. Fish and Wildlife conservation programs. Specifically, it would reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, which enables wildlife and habitat conservation in all 50 states and territories, and the Multinational Species Conservation Funds, which help conserve some of the world’s most iconic species, including rhinos, elephants, tigers, great apes, and turtles.
Learn more about the Senate legislation and the legislation in the House of Representatives.
