Senate Committee Passes Bill to Conserve Rapidly Disappearing Migratory Birds
A step in the right direction...
"The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has passed S. 690, which reauthorizes the existing Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) at significantly higher levels to meet the growing needs of our migrant birds, many of which are in rapid decline. Senate Environment and Public Works Ranking Member, Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), a frequent critic of providing more government funding for conservation programs raised an objection to the higher authorization levels in the bill. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Michael Crapo (R-ID), now moves to debate in the full Senate. Representative Ron Kind (D-WI) has introduced similar legislation in the House of Representatives."
Link: Full Article from the American Bird Conservancy
Kentucky Warbler © 2009 Mike McDowell
1 Comments:
Mike,
Thanks for posting this good news! Many of us feel powerless in the legislative arena but we can and do make a difference when we work with our decision makers to draft and pass this kind of legislation. A good way for all of us to keep up with this kind of news and opportunities to communicate with our legislators is to sign on to get regular action alerts from our favorite conservation organizations. The National Audubon Society, American Bird Conservancy, National Wildlife Federation and many others make the job of communicating messages on conservation to our legislators who DO WANT TO HEAR FROM US!
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