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Tribal buffalo efforts hit by frozen IRA/RCPP grants; advocates urge Congress to unfreeze funds
Summary
Tribal leaders and conservation partners asked the Appropriations subcommittee to preserve and unfreeze recently appropriated Indian Tribes and USDA conservation grants supporting tribal buffalo restoration, warning the holds jeopardize newly established and expanding tribal herds and related food‑sovereignty, conservation and economic goals.
Representatives from tribal groups and conservation partners told the House Appropriations subcommittee that an unprecedented round of federal investments in tribal buffalo herds — made through Interior and USDA programs — are effectively frozen and at risk of being rescinded or delayed by recent administrative actions.
Heather Dawn Thompson of World Wildlife Fund explained that the federal investments support intertribal herd development, tribal acquisitions of habitat and conservation…
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