Arkansas Game and Fish Comission

Governor Huckabee Sanders holds bear cubs, wants to bolster outdoor recreation

"I'm very proud of the fact that through the conservation efforts here in the state of Arkansas. We have the most successful reintroduction of a large carnivore. I think back several decades before this program started there were roughly only 50 bears that they could identify here in the state. And now the population is well north of 5,000. So, a very successful conservation program and a really neat thing to get to be part of. Hold[ing] baby bear cubs is a pretty exciting thing to do." — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders In Episode 354 of District of Conservation, Gabriella exclusively [...]

An update on CBD vs. USFWS lawsuit

“There has traditionally been bipartisan support for hunting expansions on refuges, which is one of six statutorily-designated priority uses of the nearly 100 million-acre system as described in the 1997 National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act...It is our strong hope that this Administration will protect ongoing and continued access to our nation’s wildlife refuges and ensure that our sportsmen and women have the opportunity to access our great outdoors. We urge the Administration to abandon these settlement discussions and strongly defend this access for Americans.” — Congressional Western Caucus, April 12, 2022 In Episode 267 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses [...]