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Hunting council will advise Interior Department

      Hunters and those who appreciate wildlife have a new voice in Washington, D.C.  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced recently the creation of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council (WHHCC), an official advisory group to the federal agencies.

       The new federal advisory council will help promote and preserve America’s hunting heritage for future generations.  The council also will provide a forum for sports men and women to advise the Federal government on policies related to wildlife and habitat conservation endeavors that do the following:

• benefit recreational hunting;
• benefit wildlife resources; and
• encourage partnership among the public, the sporting conservation community, the shooting and hunting sports industry, wildlife conservation organizations, the States, Native American tribes, and the Federal government.

       “Theodore Roosevelt understood the vital role that hunting plays in American life, as well as the importance of protecting lands and wildlife to sustain that tradition,” Secretary Salazar said in a prepared statement.  “The early efforts of America’s hunters and anglers to preserve our nation’s wildlife heritage fueled the modern conservation movement and left us the natural bounty we are now entrusted with protecting."

     The new federal advisory council will help to promote and preserve America’s hunting heritage for future generations. The new council replaces the previously existing Sporting Conservation Council  and expands membership to include the archery, hunting and shooting sports industries, as well as including broader representation from the nation’s major hunting organizations.

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