San Antonio Zoo Officials Urge Congress To Pass Wildlife Recovery Bill

America’s Wildlife Recovery Act would provide nearly $ 1.5 billion a year to fund state wildlife projects designed to help vulnerable species. On Wednesday, zoo officials will host a press conference to talk about Texas legislation and the species in decline that will benefit from it. You can watch a live stream of this press conference in this article, starting at 10 a.m. The following people are expected to attend Wednesday’s press conference:

Danté Fenolio, Ph.D., Vice President, San Antonio Zoo Conservation and Research Center Luke Metzger, Executive Director, Environment Texas Annalisa Peace, Executive Director, Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Meredith Longoria, Deputy Director-Department of Wildlife, Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas

According to zoo officials, the crane, the Texas Horned Lizard and the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle are some of the 1,300 species with the highest conservation needs in the Texas Wildlife Action Plan. one D

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