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标 题: 美国禁止GMO喂养野生动物
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Mar 31 23:00:08 2018, 美东)
美国禁止GMO喂养野生动物
https://www.refugeassociation.org/2014/08/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-bans
-gmos-and-neonicotinoid-insecticides/
美内政部FWS发文要求各地，在２０１６年１月之后，不再使用GMO（转基因生物）喂养
野生动物
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bans GMOs and Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Refuge News
August 8, 2014
by National Wildlife Refuge Association
In support of their mission to conserve wildlife, Jim Kurth, Chief of the
Refuge System has boldly made the decision to ban genetically modified crops
and neonicotinoid insecticides from being used on national wildlife refuges
across the country. This decision was based purely on what is best for
wildlife management and the National Wildlife Refuge System’s Policy on
Biological Integrity.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will begin to phase out the use of
genetically modified crops to feed wildlife; by January 2016, they will be
eliminated completely. In a memorandum released July 17, 2014, Kurth states
that “We have demonstrated our ability to successfully accomplish refuge
purposes over the past two years without using genetically modified crops,
therefore it is no longer possible to say that their use is essential to
meet wildlife management objectives.”
The Service also decided that by January of 2016, neonicotinoid pesticides
will be completely phased out. These pesticides have been linked to the
decline of the bee population hurting local ecosystems. Kurth mentions “We
have determined that prophylactic use, such as a seed treatment, of the
neonicotinoid pesticides that can distribute systematically in a plant and
can potentially affect a broad spectrum of non-target species that is not
consistent with Service policy.”
The Refuge Associate applauds Kurth and the Service for making these bold
decisions for the benefit of wildlife. The decision has received some media
this week here and here. |
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