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Trump Administration Opens Door to Bear Baiting, Den Hunting in Alaska Preserves
The National Park Service finalized a regulation that abdicates the agency's responsibility to manage wildlife in Alaska's national preserves, deferring instead to state regulations. Defenders of Wildlife condemns the rule, which mirrors a 2020 regulation promulgated by the first Trump administration that was later withdrawn and replaced in 2024.
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BLM Prepares Illegal Move to Open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas, a Dangerous Precedent for Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is calling on BLM to withdrawal an unprecedented proposal to open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in Utah to new oil and gas leasing.
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A Much-Needed Win for Wildlife: Senate Introduces Bill to Improve Endangered Species Act Implementation
Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Pete Rickets (R-NE) today introduced the Improving Species Recovery Act, an important bipartisan bill that would improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
Press Releases
Murkowski/Landrieu Dirty Energy Proposal a Non-starter
March 20, 2013-WASHINGTON, D.C– Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.) unveiled their proposal to increase the amounts states receive from federal offshore oil
The Murray Budget: A Path Forward for Conservation and Clean Energy
The following is a statement from Jamie Rappaport Clark, Former president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife on the release of the FY 2014 Senate
Feds’ Refusal to Protect Rare Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Challenged in Court
Texas Plan for Lizard Not Released to Feds or Public, Yet Feds Approved WASHINGTON (March 14, 2013) — The state of Texas won’t let the
Big Price to Pay for Ryan’s Budget
Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2013)—House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released his 2014 budget plan today. The plan includes harmful measures that would: • Incentivize
Polar Bear Rule Leaves Threatened Species Vulnerable
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 20, 2013)-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today released a decision on polar bear protection under the Endangered Species Act, which contains
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