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… WHEREAS, native mammals, especially non-game species, have come under increasing trapping pressure as the result of … impact studies being conducted by-private and/or commercial companies; and WHEREAS, many of these programs … the extensive sampling and inventorying of native species without the preservation of at least part of the material …
… in interest payments in 1989; and WHEREAS, the debt problem compounds renewable resource degradation problems in these … to obtain hard currency by increasing production of export commodities, such as harvesting tropical forest timber, … at the same time freeing funds for much needed conservation programs and sustainable development policies; THEREFORE, BE …
… WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States enacted the Fish & … obvious reasons; and WHEREAS, this Act was designed as a companion to the Pittman-Robertson and Dingall-Johnson Acts …
… WHEREAS, the Natural History Museum, London-formerly the British … in biodiversity; and WHEREAS, the global scientific community has come to depend upon these collections as a key component …
… WHEREAS, the scientific study of mammals provides valuable insights … and WHEREAS, The American Society of Mammalogists has a longstanding record of commitment to the responsible and humane study of mammals, …
… WHEREAS, the environment of the earth is deteriorating under the … of the growing human population and its increasing demand for resources; and WHEREAS, this degradation of the …
… WHEREAS, biological organisms provide all of the food and much of the shelter, clothing, and medicine essential for human welfare, and are the basis for ecological processes, scientific inquiry, and aesthetic …
… it is a well-known fact that the Earth's biodiversity is becoming increasingly threatened; and WHEREAS, the problem of … cooperation between countries and even continent- wide efforts are essential; and WHEREAS, Canada is a crucial … interest groups; and WHEREAS, Canada is well-represented by highly trained and educated biologists in the membership of …
… WHEREAS, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest … and burros in the various western states; and WHEREAS, it is known that mustangs and burros can and do seriously … at sufficiently low levels as to eliminate serious competition with optimum native mammal populations; and …
… WHEREAS, wild populations of the giant panda ( Ailuropoda … melanoleuca David) occur in a restricted mountainous district (5000 to 10,000 feet elevation) in western Szechuan … Mammalogists urges that, if importations of giant pandas become allowable, appropriate officials of the U. S. …
… WHEREAS, legislation was recently introduced in the United States … Congress totally prohibiting the harvesting of marine mammals; and WHEREAS, such legislation, if adopted, would … these resources on a sustainable basis; and WHEREAS, marine mammals (such as the sea otter, northern fur seal, Steller's …
… WHEREAS, the Territory of Papua and New Guinea contains a unique … require massive amounts of scientific time and expertise, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the American Society of Mammalogists commends the administration of the Territory of Papua and …