Born Free USA, a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, launched a new campaign, #TrapFreeTrails, which calls for an end to trapping in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The National Wildlife Refuge System was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903 and now encompasses 567 refuges, as well as 38 further wetlands management districts, which, together, comprise 95 million acres of land. Within the system, more than 296 threatened and endangered species are conserved across 356 of the individual refuges. According to the U.S. Department of the Interior,…
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