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An administrative agency for a national park system in Westarctica had been discussed as a goal as early as 2018, when some informal conceptualizing took place between the Ministers of [[Minister of Conservation|Conservation]] and [[Minister of Citizenship|Citizenship & Immigration]]. It was brought up a handful of times over the next few years, always being well-recieved, but never being taken up as an earnest endeavor until the Summer of 2023, when a bill was introduced before the [[Senate of Westarctica|Senate]] by then Senator [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Jordan Farmer]]. It was passed and signed into law on 6 October of that year. | An administrative agency for a national park system in Westarctica had been discussed as a goal as early as 2018, when some informal conceptualizing took place between the Ministers of [[Minister of Conservation|Conservation]] and [[Minister of Citizenship|Citizenship & Immigration]]. It was brought up a handful of times over the next few years, always being well-recieved, but never being taken up as an earnest endeavor until the Summer of 2023, when a bill was introduced before the [[Senate of Westarctica|Senate]] by then Senator [[Duke of the Bear Peninsula|Jordan Farmer]]. It was passed and signed into law on 6 October of that year. | ||
Despite there being no public-facing movement since then, a great deal of work has been taking place to identify, research, evaluate, and categorize potential sites for protection under the WPS. A finalized list of | Despite there being no public-facing movement since then, a great deal of work has been taking place to identify, research, evaluate, and categorize potential sites for protection under the WPS. A finalized list of locations, justifications, and boundaries for the first five sites for protection was provided to [[Grand Duke Travis]] in March of 2025. | ||
==Areas Protected by the WPS== | ==Areas Protected by the WPS== | ||