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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.
Press Releases
Mexican Gray Wolf Lethally Removed from the Wild
SANTA FE (Sept. 15, 2017) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced today that for the first time in over a decade, a
Conservation Groups Challenge Border Wall Construction in San Diego, Imperial Valley
Media contacts: Catalina Tresky, Defenders of Wildlife, ctresky@defenders.org, (202) 772-0253 Courtney Bourgoin, Sierra Club, courtney.bourgoin@sierraclub.org, (202) 495-3022 Animal Legal Defense Fund, media@aldf.org WASHINGTON (Sept. 14
SHARE Act Anything but Generous Towards Wildlife
Today the House Natural Resources Committee voted to advance H.R. 3668, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, to the House floor. The bill
House Committee Moves to Gut the Endangered Species Act
WASHINGTON (Sept. 12, 2017) – The House Natural Resources Committee will be marking up five separate anti-Endangered Species Act bills in committee today and tomorrow
Alphabeast: An English Alphabet of Endangered Animals
WASHINGTON (August 30, 2017) - From the American alligator to the Zayante band-winged grasshopper, a new design project explores the intersection of art and conservation
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