Over 150 Groups Urge Congress To Sharply Increase USFWS Budget For Endangered Species Conservation, Blasts Inadequate Status Quo Funding
Contending there is a global extinction crisis, more than 150 groups are urging Congress to significantly increase the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s budget for endangered species conservation from $300 million to $704 million — an increase of more than $400 million over the fiscal year 2022 budget.