Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
Last week, as the National Park Service announced that it would move to phase out the use of lead ammunition in those few national parks that allow hunting. This is good news, and follows California's decision to phase out lead...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Yesterday, NRDC, the Center for Biological Diversity and our partners settled our lawsuit against the California Fish and Game Commission and the California Department of Fish and Game over the use of lead ammunition by hunters in California condor...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Kate, you must have worked some voodoo magic with that last post, because this morning Govenor Swarzenneger signed the Ridley-Tree Condor Preservation Act. The law, introduced by State Assemblyman Pedro Nava, bans the use of center-fire lead ammunition when taking big...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Yesterday, the California Fish and Game Commission held another hearing to discuss the threat that the use of lead ammunition poses to California condors. The hearing takes place just over a week after the news that yet another California condor...continued→
