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The U.S. Department of the Interior on June 19 convened in New York City’s Times Square to destroy ivory confiscated in the “war on poaching,” according to a press release from Interior.

Sportsmen have willingly paid excise taxes on guns, ammo, fishing tackle and gear for decades knowing the money is earmarked for conserving and protecting America's natural resources.

According to a June press release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), along with help from the Michigan DNR, will be evaluating the merits of placing the northwestern subspecies of moose under the protection of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The 2017 Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey was released in August, and things are looking good for North America’s duck population, considering the 2017 survey is the fifth highest annually reported total breeding duck population since the start of the survey in 1955.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, along with the Atlantic Flyway Council, are proposing a reduction in the mallard limit to two birds for the 2019-20 season, both of which may be hens.

Continuing his efforts to increase access to public lands, Secretary Zinke will open more than more 251,000 acres to new or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities across 30 national wildlife refuges just in time for the 2018-19 hunting seasons.

As NRA members and hunters, we have the responsibility to increase our ranks. Through our NRA memberships, we have all the resources needed to do exactly that. So what's stopping you?

Outdoorsmen and women are helping to provide more than $1 billion in 2019 to support outdoor access and wildlife habitat conservation nationwide.

The U.S. House of Representatives built off the historic passage of the Great American Outdoors Act by passing America's Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Act on a voice vote, making this Congress one of the most impactful for sportsmen and women in a lifetime.