Number: 1975-20   WHEREAS, the Red Desert area of Wyoming is in public ownership and provides forage for privately-owned domestic livestock; and WHEREAS, the Red Desert offers excellent opportunities to manage public wildlife resources for the public benefit; and WHEREAS, agencies of the federal and state government have responsibilities to manage public wildlife resources on behalf of the pu ...[Read More]

Number: 1975-17   WHEREAS, an estimated 26 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves have been discovered associated with oil resources now being developed at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska; and WHEREAS, utilization of these resources by the Nation is of a high order of priority and inevitability; and WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation has a deep concern for the potential environmental impact o ...[Read More]

Number: 1975-01   From knowledge as an association of independent state organizations and their affiliated local groups, the National Wildlife Federation is of the firm conviction that an alert and fully-informed public will demand sound management of natural resources. Public education is the solid foundation upon which conservation practices must be based. Overall, the National Wildlife Fed ...[Read More]

Number: 1975-07   WHEREAS, the state of the art in weather modification has progressed to the point where man, in his efforts to enhance agriculture production, aid commerce and avert natural disasters, now is frequently able to modify weather to increase precipitation, suppress hail, and dissipate certain kinds of fog under favorable atmospheric conditions; and WHEREAS, there is a growing bo ...[Read More]

Number: 1975-19   WHEREAS, the proper harvest of game and furbearers is an important management tool for the control of their populations; and WHEREAS, the harvest of game through regulated hunting has from time immemorial provided man with wholesome recreation as well as providing him a source of food; and WHEREAS, the hunter who has enjoyed such recreation and the additional source of food ...[Read More]

Number: 1975-09   WHEREAS, the United States is experiencing a serious economic recession with widespread unemployment, both in inner city areas and in rural regions; and WHEREAS, there is a large backlog of unfilled projects on federal and other public lands involving wildlife habitat improvement, reforestation, timber stand improvement, trail construction, erosion control, and other environ ...[Read More]

Number: 1975-16   WHEREAS, the Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act provides for the withdrawal of 80 million acres of land; and WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with provisions in the Act, has submitted recommendations for legislation to the Congress for the establishment of national parks and monuments, wildlife refuges, forests, resource ranges, reserves, and river ...[Read More]

Number: 1975-25   WHEREAS, waterfowl and other migratory birds visiting the Tule Lake-Klamath area of Oregon and California already benefit from feed left from grain harvests on Tulana Farms in the Upper Klamath Lake area; and WHEREAS, Tulana Farms tracts known as the Agency, Hooper, and Petric lands adjoin Federal properties managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service; and WHEREAS, Tulana Farms ...[Read More]

Number: 1975-30   WHEREAS, the National Wildlife Federation is dedicated to the principles of sound, scientific wildlife management; and WHEREAS, this organization upholds the Constitution of the United States of America, including those provisions which state that all citizens must receive equal treatment under law, regardless of race, creed or color; and WHEREAS, special privileges have bee ...[Read More]

Number: 1975-10   WHEREAS, the incidental killing of porpoises by commercial tuna fishermen in the eastern Pacific still continues at a rate well in excess of 100,000 animals a year; and WHEREAS, all tuna purse seine fishing methods and procedures adopted to date and the fishery gear developed thus far have worked only to alleviate, rather than eliminate, the porpoise loss problem; and WHEREA ...[Read More]