Updated Council Charter

Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Advisory Council Charter. The Council advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, regarding the six Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize competitions.

The Prize competitions encourage technological innovation with the potential to advance the mission of the Service in the following areas of concern: 1) preventing wildlife poaching and trafficking, 2) promoting wildlife conservation, 3) managing invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.

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