SB 1175 Endangered Species and COVID-19 Bill Passes California State Senate! – WildAid

Great News: SB 1175 Endangered Species and COVID-19 Bill Passes California State Senate!

This bill, authored by Senator (D-Los Angeles) Henry Stern, will cut off imports of any wildlife that could spread zoonotic disease like COVID-19 or that are invasive species, which are currently sold in California’s at least 25 live wildlife markets, as well as banning the possession of several commonly hunted species from Africa, such as lions, elephants, and rhinos, among others.

SB 1175 Endangered Species and COVID-19 Bill Passes California State Senate! – WildAid

Press Release: Bill to Chill Trophy Hunting and Wildlife Trade Moves to the Assembly Sacramento, CA – June 26, 2020 – Today, Senator Henry Stern’s (D-Los Angeles), Senate Bill 1175, cosponsored by political advocacy group Social Compassion in Legislation, and Center for Biological Diversity in…

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