At the state and provincial level, SCI Foundation has written recommendations or provided science-based support for SCI government affairs comments on issues such as the proposed grizzly bear hunts in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, the governor’s ban on hunting bears on public land in New Jersey, and the proposed ban on importation of trophies from Africa to California. We support management decisions and policy that use the best available science, with a focus on supporting state wildlife management agencies and regulated, legal harvest wherever practicable. SCI Foundation also contributes scientific input and comments on various issues facing games species and hunters in North America, such as the continent-wide concerns related to chronic wasting disease.

SCI Foundation represents Safari Club International and promotes sustainable use of wildlife resources in national and international organizations, including the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). Recent issues before these groups that SCI Foundation has commented on include the role of hunting in conservation of various species, the allocations of export quotas for leopards and other protected species, and importation procedures by the USFWS for trophies of various species from Africa and other regions.