WWA is a member of Wisconsin’s RAWA Coalition, supporting the passage of the federal Recover America’s Wildlife Act.  Here are some key details.

• More than 400 wildlife species in Wisconsin are at risk of becoming threatened, endangered, or extinct. Our wildlife species are rapidly declining due to habitat loss, climate change, invasive species, and disease.
• If we want to save our declining wildlife, we need to act now. Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would bring essential funding to conservation projects in our state with no new or increased taxes. Together, we can protect Wisconsin’s wildlife for generations to come.
• The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) would provide roughly $1.39 billion a year for scientific research, habitat management, and wildlife conservation efforts across the country. This money would also fund additional recovery efforts for the approximately 1,600 U.S. species that are already listed as threatened or endangered.
• Wisconsin’s funding levels for the Wisconsin DNR would increase from $1 million to an anticipated $18+ million annually. This would support the Wisconsin DNR and their partners to protect Species of Greatest Conservation Need and their habitats in Wisconsin.
• The habitat work envisioned under this legislation would target endangered species, but of course that would be a rising tide to float all wildlife “boats”, including waterfowl.
• And no new taxes!  This program would be funded from fines for violations of environmental protection laws.

Stay tuned for more information, and how you can play a role.  For more information, check out https://wicoalitionforrawa.org.