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A gray wolf stand and peers at the remote camera. The grass is green and there is a forest of pines behind the wolf.
Sacramento

Gov. Newsom Signs Landmark Legislation Creating California Wildlife Coexistence Program

Governor Gavin Newsom today signed into law Senate Bill 1135, establishing the California Wildlife Coexistence Program within the Department of Fish and Wildlife to better
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2010.12.30 - Mexican gray wolf standing in snow - gnagel - iStock Photo.jpg
Washington, D.C.

Trump Administration Executive Order Targets Wolves to Appease Ranchers

Under the guise of supporting ranchers from livestock loss due to predation, the Trump administration issued an EO targeting gray wolves and Mexican wolves.
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gray wolf laying in snow looking at the camera
Denver, CO

Defenders Backs Colorado, Calls on Federal Government to Push Onward with Gray Wolf Reintroduction

Following the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's request for information on the Colorado gray wolf reintroduction program, Defenders of Wildlife submitted a comment letter urging the program continue.

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Endangered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus), Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
Washington, D.C.

Defenders Responds to Redefinition of Harm Under ESA

Andrew Bowman, Defenders of Wildlife President and CEO, today released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s notice that it intends to rescind the regulatory definition of “Harm” under the Endangered Species Act:
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California Condor Take Off - Big Sur - California
Washington, D.C.

Defenders Intervenes to Protect Biden ESA Regulations

Defenders today filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed in federal court in the District of Columbia that challenges the Biden administration’s 2024 Endangered Species Act regulations.
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gray wolf
Salem, OR

Oregon Releases 2024 Annual Wolf Report

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today issued its 2024 gray wolf annual report, announcing an increase in the wolf population for a new
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US Capitol Building Washington DC
Washington, D.C.

Senate Introduces Damaging Senate Version of House Passed ‘Fix Our Forests Act’

Senator John Curtis (R-UT), along with Senators Tim Sheehy (R-MT), John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) today introduced a damaging Senate version of the House passed Fix Our Forests Act.
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Gray wolf staring into camera in snow at Yellowstone National Park
Washington, D.C.

Genetic Technology Is No Solution for Species Loss

Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum quickly embraced the news of de-extinction technology Monday, as news broke of a bioscience engineering company genetically modifying gray wolf
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