Pew Statement on Tenth Circuit Court Roadless Ruling. Washington Jane Danowitz, director of the Pew Environment Group's U.S. public lands program, issued the following statement regarding today’s ruling from the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which was issued to protect nearly 60 million acres of America’s national forests.
“Today's decision is among the most significant conservation victories in several decades. It reinforces the roadless rule as the cornerstone of protection for our national forests and preserves these landscapes for generations to come. “The decision clears the way for the Obama administration to fulfill its promise to enforce the roadless rule as the law of the land. It also allows the administration to reject a flawed Colorado plan to manage national forests there, developed as an ‘insurance policy’ when the national rule’s legal status was in doubt. Learn More Photo Gallery: Background. Advise the Advisor. Send the presidential candidates a message. Demand Free and Fair Elections in Egypt.
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The numbers on the site, “The Role of Animals in Research,” are staggering. Each of the bold headings below is a statistic from the UBC SITE. Animals involved in UBC research in 2010: 211,764 That number is a small percentage of the total used in testing, representing only one university. During that same year, another 3.7 million scientific experiments were carried out on animals in Great Britain. I give UBC credit for courage because they would have known how appalling that number would be for people concerned about animal welfare. Medical milestones such as antibiotics, anesthetics, heart valve replacements and vaccines to prevent rabies in companion animals have all involved animal research. At UBC, animal research is a privilege to be used only when no alternative is possible. UBC has adopted “the 3Rs principles of animal use.” Daily Action Center: fast, easy, and free way to make a difference every day. For nearly 100 years, San Diego Zoo Global has been actively caring for wildlife.
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