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Week Ending May 4, 2006

S.RES.125 A resolution designating May 18, 2007, as "Endangered Species Day", and encouraging the people of the United States to become educated about, and aware of, threats to species, success stories in species recovery, and the opportunity to promote species conservation worldwide.

Noting that globally there are more than 1,000 species officially designated at risk of extinction and 1,000s more risk heightened risk of extinction, the preamble points out that the actual and potential benefits derived from many of the species is not fully discovered and would be permanently lost but for conservation.

Conservation works but saving a species requires a combination of research, coordination and management efforts along with public awareness.

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Sponsor:  Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Vote: Passed Senate by Unanimous Consent may 1, 2007

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost.

Earmark Certification:   Not applicable to this resolution.

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Whereas in the United States and around the world, more than 1,000 species are officially designated as at risk of extinction and thousands more also face a heightened risk of extinction;

Whereas the actual and potential benefits derived from many species have not yet been fully discovered and would be permanently lost if not for conservation efforts;

Whereas recovery efforts for species such as the whooping crane, Kirtland's warbler, the peregrine falcon, the gray wolf, the gray whale, the grizzly bear, and others have resulted in great improvements in the viability of such species;

Whereas saving a species requires a combination of sound research, careful coordination, and intensive management of conservation efforts, along with increased public awareness and education;

Whereas two-thirds of endangered or threatened species reside on private lands;

Whereas voluntary cooperative conservation programs have proven to be critical for habitat restoration and species recovery; and

Whereas education and increasing public awareness are the first steps in effectively informing the public about endangered species and species restoration efforts: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate--

(1) designates May 18, 2007, as `Endangered Species Day'; and

(2) encourages--

(A) educational entities to spend at least 30 minutes on Endangered Species Day teaching and informing students about threats to, and the restoration of, endangered species around the world, including the essential role of private landowners and private stewardship to the protection and recovery of species;

(B) organizations, businesses, private landowners, and agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate on educational information for use in schools; and

(C) the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

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