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Wildlife disease measure could benefit IA ag industry

(Washington, D.C.) Wildlife advocates are asking Congress to pass bill that would help states track diseases killing wildlife across the country.

Bill to help U.S. states track wildlife disease stalled in Congress

NM wildlife advocates work to accelerate human wildlife coexistence / Public News Service

Wildlife advocates say there s been a shift in public opinion about the value of wildlife over the past few decades, with people supporting protections over exploitation, and they want to make 2024 another turning point. Lindsay Larris, climate and energy director for New Mexico-based Earth Guardians, said historically, wildlife management was rooted in permitting wildlife to exist as long as it did not interfere with human interests. In New Mexico it is even more complicated, she explained, when the needs of wildlife are pitted against the state s billion-dollar fossil-fuel industry. .

Next steps for recovery after endangered orca decision in OR

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has decided to list Southern Resident orcas as an endangered species. With it comes guidelines for how the decision will protect the remaining population of about 74 West Coast whales. Ben Enticknap, Pacific Project manager and senior scientist for Oceana, said ensuring the orcas have enough salmon to eat is the main barrier, and the federal government, Washington state, tribes and the public sector were working on this prior to Oregon s listing decision. .

Congress pressed to help states track diseases killing wildlife