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Defenders-Sponsored Bill to Help Fund Sea Otter Conservation Heads to Governor for Signature
The California state legislature today voted to re-establish the California Sea Otter Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, providing residents with the opportunity to directly support this iconic animal.
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Bipartisan Bill Promotes Nonlethal Solutions to Decrease Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Defenders of Wildlife commends the leadership of Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Steven Daines (R-MT) for introducing S.5234, the Human-Wildlife Conflict Reduction Act, which would promote the use of nonlethal solutions to reduce human-wildlife conflicts, including those between predators and livestock and harm caused by wildlife to human infrastructure.
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Defenders Celebrates Vote to Add Okefenokee Refuge to UNESCO World Heritage List
The United Nations World Heritage Committee voted to add the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to its World Heritage List.
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Defenders Issues Response to House Oversight Hearing on Wildlife Protection
Defenders of Wildlife slammed the extensive and egregious false claims of yesterday’s House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries hearing related
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Legal Protections for Wildlife in Jeopardy as House Holds Oversight Meeting
Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Chair of the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, will tomorrow hold her first hearing of
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Tribes, Conservation Groups Move to Defend Yellowstone Bison Plan in Court
The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, alongside conservation groups, today filed a motion to join a lawsuit to defend Yellowstone National Park’s science-based bison
Re-Establishing Clean Water Act Standards Needed To Protect Vulnerable Ecosystems and Access to Clean Water
Senator Ben Allen (D-Santa Monica) introduced the Right to Clean Water Act, SB 601, to safeguard California’s water systems by enshrining into state law previous
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Defenders Statement on BOEM Rescission of Rice's Whale Recommendations
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has rescinded its Notice to Lessees and Operators, "Expanded Rice's Whale Protection Efforts During Reinitiated Consultation with NMFS," which
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