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91做厙 Wishes Senator Thad Cochran Well In Retirement

As a leader of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Cochran often rose above partisan politics to support conservation.

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (March 6, 2018)  They just dont make Senators like Thad Cochran anymore. Often a calm voice of reason during the legislative process, Senator Cochran regularly voted to build on Americas long, bipartisan history of conservation in his time on the appropriations committee, said Jill Mastrototaro, 91做厙 Mississippis policy director. 

91做厙 wishes Senator Cochran well in his retirement, during which hell always be welcome at our Pascagoula River and Strawberry Plains 91做厙 Centers. We look forward to an equally productive working relationship with his successor to help us protect the birds and wildlife of Mississippi and the Gulf Coast, said Sheryl Bowen, 91做厙 Mississippis board chair.

About 91做厙

Established in 1998, 91做厙 Mississippi is a pioneering non-profit that uses conservation, education, advocacy, and science to benefit birds, wildlife, and their habitats. 91做厙 Mississippi is a state office of the 91做厙.

The 91做厙 protects birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow, throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. 91做厙s state programs, nature centers, chapters and partners have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire and unite diverse communities in conservation action. Since 1905, 91做厙s vision has been a world in which people and wildlife thrive. 91做厙 is a nonprofit conservation organization. Learn more at www.audubon.org and @audubonsociety.

Contact: Nicolas Gonzalez, ngonzalez@audubon.org, (212) 979-3100.

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