Wyoming Wildlife Federation
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The Wyoming Wildlife Federation (WWF), established in 1937 and as of April 2010 with 5000 members, is Wyoming
's oldest and largest statewide sportsmen/conservation organization.
The WWF mission statement declares that "The Wyoming Wildlife Federation works for hunters, anglers
, and other wildlife enthusiasts to protect and enhance habitat, to perpetuate quality hunting and fishing, to protect citizens' right to use public lands and waters, and to promote ethical hunting and fishing."
They have worked with Wyoming Council of Trout Unlimited and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. WWF is governed by a Board of Directors, including 12 associate directors who represent the membership at large, and a number of affiliate directors who represent WWF affiliate organizations. Affiliate directors sit as ex officio members. WWF is located in Cheyenne
, WY and has offices in Laramie, Wyoming and Lander, Wyoming.
WWF organizes the traditional sportsmen community regarding conservation
issues. Recent WWF campaigns have included Sportsmen for the Wyoming Range
, the Greater Little Mountain Coalition, and the development of both renewable (e.g., wind) and non-renewable energy (e.g., natural gas
and oil shale
) in wildlife habitats in Wyoming. WWF has also been active in campaigns to maintain hunting and fishing access. WWF has lobbied the Wyoming State Legislature on issues that affect wildlife in Wyoming. WWF members are also involved in on-the-ground projects to improve wildlife habitat in Wyoming.
WWF is an affiliate of National Wildlife Federation (NWF).
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
's oldest and largest statewide sportsmen/conservation organization.
The WWF mission statement declares that "The Wyoming Wildlife Federation works for hunters, anglers
Fisherman
A fisherman or fisher is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishermen and fish farmers. The term can also be applied to recreational fishermen and may be used to describe both men...
, and other wildlife enthusiasts to protect and enhance habitat, to perpetuate quality hunting and fishing, to protect citizens' right to use public lands and waters, and to promote ethical hunting and fishing."
They have worked with Wyoming Council of Trout Unlimited and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. WWF is governed by a Board of Directors, including 12 associate directors who represent the membership at large, and a number of affiliate directors who represent WWF affiliate organizations. Affiliate directors sit as ex officio members. WWF is located in Cheyenne
Cheyenne
Cheyenne are a Native American people of the Great Plains, who are of the Algonquian language family. The Cheyenne Nation is composed of two united tribes, the Só'taeo'o and the Tsétsêhéstâhese .The Cheyenne are thought to have branched off other tribes of Algonquian stock inhabiting lands...
, WY and has offices in Laramie, Wyoming and Lander, Wyoming.
WWF organizes the traditional sportsmen community regarding conservation
Wildlife management
Wildlife management attempts to balance the needs of wildlife with the needs of people using the best available science. Wildlife management can include game keeping, wildlife conservation and pest control...
issues. Recent WWF campaigns have included Sportsmen for the Wyoming Range
Wyoming Range
The Wyoming Range is a mountain range located in west-central Wyoming. It is a range of the Rocky Mountains that runs north-south near the western edge of the state. Its highest peak is Wyoming Peak, which stands at above sea-level. The range is sometimes referred to as The Wyomings.The vast...
, the Greater Little Mountain Coalition, and the development of both renewable (e.g., wind) and non-renewable energy (e.g., natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
and oil shale
Oil shale
Oil shale, an organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock, contains significant amounts of kerogen from which liquid hydrocarbons called shale oil can be produced...
) in wildlife habitats in Wyoming. WWF has also been active in campaigns to maintain hunting and fishing access. WWF has lobbied the Wyoming State Legislature on issues that affect wildlife in Wyoming. WWF members are also involved in on-the-ground projects to improve wildlife habitat in Wyoming.
WWF is an affiliate of National Wildlife Federation (NWF).
External links
- Wyoming Wildlife Federation official website, wyomingwildlife.org Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- Wyoming Wildlife Federation Facebook page. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- Sportsmen's Action Network website. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- The Home Place blog. Retrieved April 23, 2010.