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Nominations Open: Capstick Award

The Peter Hathaway Capstick Hunting Heritage Award Committee has opened nominations until August 25. Each year the Capstick Award honors and recognizes an individual or organization whose achievements reveal a sustained and significant contribution to the conservation of wildlife and habitat.

British Government Warned Against Causing African Wildlife Conservation Crisis

[author]  [author_info] Article and Photos by Emmanuel Koro, a Johannesburg-based international award-winning journalist who has written extensively on environment and development issues in Africa for the past 26 years.[/author_info] [/author] By Emmanuel Koro Johannesburg, 22 July 2020     Observers worldwide are appalled by the proposed British Government anti-trophy hunting imports Bill.   They are […]

Potential California Ban on Alligator and Crocodile Products Threatens Conservation

California is the only state that intends to prohibit the sale of alligator or crocodile products under an out-dated Penal Code. The ban’s origin dates back to 1967 when there was concern that the American alligator and other species of crocodiles were at risk of extinction. California responded with a law to protect the animal that included […]

House Passes the Great American Outdoors Act

This afternoon marks a historic day as the House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) in a 310-107 vote. The legislation will now go to the President for signature. The GAOA is the single greatest commitment to increasing public access and advancing conservation in our lifetime. This bill provides $900 million annually to the Land […]

DSC Supports Modernizing Federal Environmental Reviews

DSC applauds the Trump Administration for modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to streamline environmental reviews, improve American infrastructure, and advance a smarter regulatory agenda for the American people. By finalizing the Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) seeks to […]

OPEN LETTER: Celebrity campaigns undermine successful conservation and human rights

DSC supports the dozens of community leaders who wrote to anti-hunting U.K. celebrities on behalf of millions of people across southern Africa to stop undermining their globally recognized conservation efforts and their basic human right to sustainably use the natural resources on which their communities’ livelihoods depend. Read the full letter below.

Great American Outdoors Act

DSC is proud, alongside our partners, to support the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), which passed in the Senate on June 17. The GAOA is a historic bill that supports hunters, anglers, hikers, campers, climbers, and all outdoor enthusiasts. Among other important actions, GAOA would improve access by funding the federal maintenance backup of necessary […]