District of Conservation

In Episode 304 of District of Conservation, Gabriella investigates and discusses the appointment of Monica Medina as the State Department's newly-created position: Special Envoy for Biodiversity & Water Resources. She discusses Ms. Medina's connections, her background, and her environmental positions. Tune in!

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State Department: Monica P. Medina Named Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources

Monica Medina's Background

Washington Post: In a first, U.S. appoints a diplomat for plants and animals

Huffington Post: The Green New Deal's Sudden Popularity Is A Reason For Climate Change Optimism

Our Daily Planet

Our Daily Planet: Monica Medina Author Page

Harvard University: UNDERSTANDING THE GREEN NEW DEAL WITH MONICA MEDINA

In Episode 303 of District of Conservation, Gabriella speaks with Mark Oliva from the National Shooting Sports Foundation and Mike Leonard from the American Sportfishing Association to discuss the new lead ban on 18 national wildlife refuge lands opened to new fishing and hunting opportunities. This ban could apply to future public land openings. Tune in!

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American Sportfishing Association

USFWS: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offers New Public Access to Hunting and Fishing on National Wildlife Refuge System Lands

NSSF DENOUNCES USFWS CODIFICATION OF TRADITIONAL AMMO BANS

American Sportfishing Association Issues Statement on National Wildlife Refuge Lead Tackle Restrictions

RealClearPolicy: Lead Ban Would Undermine True Conservation, Outdoor Access

MeatEater: LEAD AMMO AND WILDLIFE: SEPARATING SCIENCE FROM ADVOCACY

Daines, Colleagues Stand with Sportsmen, Introduce Bill to Stop the Ban of Traditional Ammo & Tackle

Keep America Fishing Action Center

In Episode 302 of District of Conservation, Gabriella interviews now four-time bestselling author and non-hunter Sue Tidwell. Her self-published debut novel, Cries of the Savanna, has already raked in many accolades. Sue grew up in a hunting family and is married to a hunter. She discusses what drew her to wildlife conservation, how she fell in love with Africa, debunks misconceptions about hunting, her foray into self-publishing, and if she'd ever pick up hunting in the future. Tune in!

SHOW NOTES

Buy "Cries of the Savanna"

Connect with Sue on Facebook, Instagram, and her website.

In Episode 301 of District of Conservation, Gabriella has three updates: the rescinding of the USDA APHIS wild game bird import rule, credit card companies creating merchant category codes (MCCs) for gun purchases, and Patagonia making Earth its primary shareholder. Tune in!

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9/12: Allowance of Hunter Harvested Wild Bird Game Carcasses from Canada

Delta Applauds USDA APHIS for Reversal of Regs on Hunters Importing Waterfowl from Canada

DOJ 2019 Study: Criminals Get Guns Off Black Market, Not Stores

CNBC: Payments giants to apply new code identifying sales at U.S. gun stores

VISA: Protecting legal commerce

Patagonia: Earth is now our only shareholder

‘The President Stole Your Land’: Patagonia, REI blast Trump on national monument rollbacks

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke cleared in Utah monument probe

2020: Patagonia A-Hole Tag

Artifishal: A critical review

In Episode 300 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses a development from the United Kingdom and the nation's decision to repeal its 2019 fracking ban amid soaring energy costs. Tune in to learn how this will impact European - and  U.S. - energy policies. 

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PM Liz Truss tweets

BBC: Fracking ban in England lifted in bid to boost UK gas supply

NPR: Households across the U.K. are about to experience an 80% jump in energy costs

Sky News: Ban on fracking to be lifted as part of Liz Truss's energy plan

Guardian: Fracking halted in England in major government U-turn

Newsweek: Putin Is Funding Green Groups to Discredit Natural Gas Fracking

Conservation Nation: Fracking Report Part 1

Conservation Nation: Fracking Report Part 2

In Episode 299 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the new ban on wild game bird imports from Canada to the U.S. and how it'll impact hunting season here in Lower-48. 

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USDA APHIS: Restrictions on Hunter Harvested Wild Bird Game Meat from Canada 

Delta Waterfowl: USDA Effectively Closes Import of Hunter Harvested Game Birds From Canada 

DU: USDA bans import of harvested game birds from Canada 

SCI: APHIS Bans Import of All Hunter Harvested Game Birds from Canada

In Episode 298 of District of Conservation, host Gabriella Hoffman outlines what to expect on Season 5 of the podcast. She teases upcoming guests and expectations for the coming year. Tune in!

In Episode 297 of District of Conservation, Gabriella discusses the continual attacks on Pittman-Robertson Act funds --most recently, with the RETURN Act. Since the bill was introduced, preservationists have jumped in and called for the decoupling by firearms and ammunition excise taxes from the law. Most recently, the New York Times. Radical preservationists like Center for Biological Diversity are also petitioning the Department of Interior to strip the states of Idaho and Montana from P.R. funds because they permit wolf management. Tune in today to learn more.

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Learn about the RETURN Act

NYT: The Sale of a Product Responsible for Bloodshed and Fear Is Still Tied to Our Wildlife

Conservation & Society: Violent Entanglements: The Pittman-Robertson Act, Firearms, and the Financing of Conservation

CBD: Legal Petition Aims to Phase Out Toxic Lead Ammo, Fishing Tackle on National Wildlife Refuges

Petition Requesting That Idaho and Montana Be Disqualified From Funding Under the Pittman-Robertson Act 

FWP: Wolf population remained stable in Montana during 2021

In Episode 296 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Aoibheann Cline to the program. She previously worked for Congressional Sportsmen Foundation but now works for NRA-ILA.

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OR IP 17 and Text

Oregon Measure 114, Changes to Firearm Ownership and Purchase Requirements Initiative (2022)

Follow Aoibheann on Instagram and Twitter.

In Episode 295 of District of Conservation, Gabriella publishes her expanded interviews with Arizona conservationists Jim Unmacht and Kurt Davis. Jim represents Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation, while Kurt is a long-serving Arizona Game and Fish Department Commissioner. 

SHOW NOTES

Watch EP 10 of Conservation Nation here.

Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife Conservation

Learn about the Arizona Game and Fish Commission.