WILDLIFE

Articles and editorials

Complete Sham, S2811 [5MR]

Endangered Law—Bush Rule Change Ignores Science—Again, S2811 [5MR]

Endangered Process, S2810 [5MR]

Endangered Species—A 9-Second Rewrite, S2811 [5MR]

Gutting the Law, S2811 [5MR]

Shredder Is Overheating in Bush's Final Months, S2812 [5MR]

Unnecessary ESA Rewrite, S2810 [5MR]

Who Needs Those Pesky Scientists?, S2810 [5MR]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: prohibit certain interstate conduct relative to exotic animals and prohibit certain computer-assisted remote hunting (see H.R. 2308), H5398 [7MY]

———prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see S. 462), S2423 [24FE]

———support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (see S. 529), S2827 [5MR]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (see H.R. 80), H30 [6JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 231), S388 [14JA] (see H.R. 39), H29 [6JA]

Bureau of Reclamation: authorize appropriations to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in Arizona, California, and Nevada (see H.R. 405), H160 [9JA]

———conduct a feasibility study of water augmentation alternatives in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed in Arizona (see H.R. 551), H379 [15JA]

Chicago, IL: support initiatives of Chicago Wilderness (organization) and the Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights (see H. Res. 860), H11712 [22OC]

Dept. of the Interior: coordinate with other Federal authorities to enhance U.S. ability to conserve global wildlife and biological diversity (see H.R. 3086), H7703 [26JN]

———prohibit the consideration of global climate change as a factor in determining whether a species is threatened or endangered (see S. 724), S3897 [26MR]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (see S. Res. 297), S10061 [1OC] (see H. Res. 701), H9206 [30JY]

Ecology and environment: prevent introduction and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (see H.R. 669), H525 [26JA]

Fish and fishing: add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped (see H.R. 48), H29 [6JA]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (see S. 1535), S8271 [29JY] (see H.R. 3381), H9055 [29JY]

Forest Service: recognize importance of Experimental Forests and Ranges (see H. Con. Res. 95), H4523 [2AP]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program (see S. 237), S388 [14JA] (see H.R. 500), H323 [14JA]

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: anniversary (see H. Res. 670), H8585 [22JY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see H.R. 3710), H10456 [1OC]

———recognize hunting heritage and provide opportunities for continued hunting on public lands (see S. 1348), S7069 [25JN] (see S. 1770), S10318 [8OC] (see H.R. 3046), H7445 [25JN] (see H.R. 3749), H11110 [7OC]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: amend and reauthorize (see H.R. 3537), H9341 [8SE]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (see H. Res. 839), H11458 [15OC]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 509), H324 [14JA]

National Academy of Sciences: evaluate certain Federal regulations for potential harmful impacts on public health and the environment and direct Federal agencies to reverse those harmful impacts (see H.R. 585), H381 [15JA]

National Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 221), S7869 [22JY] (see S. Res. 283), S9733 [23SE] (see H. Res. 688), H8959 [28JY]

Postal Service: provide for revised schedule of price increases for the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp (see H.R. 1916), H4520 [2AP]

Public lands: sustain fish, plants, and wildlife (see H.R. 2807), H6538 [10JN]

Pythons: ban importation and interstate commerce (see S. 373), S1432 [3FE] (see H.R. 2811), H6538 [10JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for the construction of pond establishments for the purposes of non-commercial recreational fishing and conservation of water-based wildlife habitats (see H.R. 3622), H9806 [22SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: authorize Wildlife Without Borders Program (see H.R. 3198), H8099 [14JY]

———incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges (see H. Con. Res. 2), H36 [6JA]

Wildlife Restoration Act: ensure adequate funding for conservation and restoration of wildlife (see S. 655), S3550 [19MR]

Letters

Captive Primate Safety Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H1621 [23FE]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H1621 [23FE]

Domestic energy policy impact on certain Endangered Species Act regulations: Senator Murkowski, S5401-S5403 [13MY]

Fish and Wildlife Act amendment establishing additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft: several former Alaska Board of Game members, E2083 [29JY]

Nomination of Eric H. Holder, Jr. to be Attorney General: several hunting and wildlife associations, S1256 [2FE]

Require Depts. of the Interior or Commerce to follow existing public notice and comment statutes to modify Endangered Species Act rule relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule: Senator Begich, H2650 [25FE]

Lists

Organizations supporting reversal of rules on interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule, S2746 [4MR]

Remarks in House

Animals: treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (H.R. 80), H1616-H1622 [23FE], H2606 [24FE], H2635 [25FE], H13007 [17NO], E14 [6JA], E311, E331 [24FE], E465 [26FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 39), E20 [6JA]

Big Thicket National Preserve: tribute, E2850 [1DE]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Bronx Zoo, E2738 [6NO], E2753 [9NO]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Audubon Society chapter, E1072 [6MY]

Coast Guard: report on the most frequent human errors leading to oil spills from vessels, E2623 [23OC]

Dept. of the Interior: coordinate with other Federal authorities to enhance U.S. ability to conserve global wildlife and biological diversity (H.R. 3086), E1613 [26JN]

DeWolff, Weston: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Junior Duck Stamp Design Program ``Best of Show'' for South Carolina award recipient, E2506 [13OC]

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: tribute, E2506 [13OC]

Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve: recognize as a unique and precious ecosystem (H. Res. 701), H10473, H10474 [6OC], E2106 [31JY], E2473 [8OC]

Ecology and environment: prevent introduction and establishment of nonnative invasive wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal health (H.R. 669), E142 [26JA]

Endangered Species Act: require Depts. of the Interior or Commerce to follow existing public notice and comment statutes to modify rule relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule, H2649, H2650 [25FE]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (H.R. 3381), E2083 [29JY]

Forest Service: recognize importance of Experimental Forests and Ranges (H. Con. Res. 95), H9513, H9514 [15SE]

Great Lakes: establish a collaborative protection program, H3348 [12MR]

Great Lakes Legacy Act: funding, H3348, H3349 [12MR], E674 [16MR]

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: anniversary (H. Res. 670), H9761, H9762 [22SE]

Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Inc.: anniversary, E221 [9FE]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act: amend and reauthorize (H.R. 3537), H11177, H11178 [13OC], E2506 [13OC], E2539 [15OC]

Madagascar: condemn illegal extraction of natural resources (H. Res. 839), H11464 [20OC], H12249-H12252 [3NO], E2558 [15OC]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 509), H8831, H8832 [27JY], E83 [14JA]

National Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 688), H9760, H9761 [22SE], E2341 [23SE]

St. Petersburg, FL: anniversary of Audubon Society chapter, E921 [22AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: authorize Wildlife Without Borders Program (H.R. 3198), E1755 [14JY]

Water: develop technologies and practices that treat eutrophic bodies of water, including estuaries, H4702 [23AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: include certain non-Federal land in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge, S425 [15JA]

Animals: support and provide financial resources for conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations (S. 529), S2829 [5MR]

———treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under certain regulations governing illegal trade or possession of wildlife (H.R. 80), S2542-S2545 [26FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (S. 231), S389 [14JA]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit the consideration of global climate change as a factor in determining whether a species is threatened or endangered, S4941 [30AP], S9639 [22SE]

Endangered Species Act: require Depts. of the Interior or Commerce to follow existing public notice and comment statutes to modify rule relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule, S2677, S2679 [3MR], S2745 [4MR], S2782, S2800, S2803, S2809-S2813 [5MR], S5367 [12MY], S5401 [13MY]

Fish and Wildlife Act: establish additional prohibitions on shooting wildlife from aircraft (S. 1535), S8274 [29JY]

Forest Service: subsistence hunting and fishing management activities funding for Alaska, S9726 [23SE], S11021 [3NO]

National Hunting and Fishing Day: observance, S9926 [29SE]

National Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Day: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 283), S9758, S9759 [23SE]

Nature Conservancy (organization): scientific findings and suggestions on renewable energy from paper entitled ``Energy Sprawl or Energy Efficiency—Climate Policy Impacts on Natural Habitat for the United States of America'', S10085-S10087 [5OC]

Point Reyes National Seashore: use of contraception to cull the whitetail deer herd, S10901 [29OC]

Pythons: ban importation and interstate commerce (S. 373), S1438 [3FE], S7118 [6JY]

Theodore Roosevelt National Park: authorize qualified hunters under supervision of the National Park Service to cull the elk herd, S7232 [8JY], S10900, S10901 [29OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: white nose syndrome research funding, S9808 [24SE]

Wildlife Restoration Act: ensure adequate funding for conservation and restoration of wildlife (S. 655), S3566 [19MR]

Reports filed

Captive Primate Safety Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 80) (S. Rept. 111-53), S7699 [20JY]

Great Cats and Rare Canids Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 529) (S. Rept. 111-52), S7699 [20JY]

Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act Amendment and Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3537) (H. Rept. 111-297), H11173 [9OC]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 509) (H. Rept. 111-200), H8007 [10JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 95, recognize importance of Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges, H9513 [15SE]

H. Res. 670, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary anniversary, H9761 [22SE]

H. Res. 688, support goals and ideals of National Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Day, H9760 [22SE]

H. Res. 701, Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve recognition as a unique and precious ecosystem, H10473 [6OC]

H. Res. 839, condemn illegal extraction of natural resources from Madagascar, H12249 [3NO]

H.R. 80, Captive Primate Safety Act, H1617 [23FE]

H.R. 509, Marine Turtle Conservation Act reauthorization, H8831 [27JY]

H.R. 3537, Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act amendment and reauthorization, H11177 [13OC]

S. 373, ban importation and interstate commerce of pythons, S1438 [3FE]

S. 1535, Protect America's Wildlife Act, S8275 [29JY]

S. Res. 221, support goals and ideals of National Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Day, S7891 [22JY]

S. Res. 283, support goals and ideals of National Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Day, S9750, S9759 [23SE]

S. Res. 297, recognize Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve as a unique and precious ecosystem, S10067 [1OC]