Rep. Rob Bishop's Bill to Reform the Antiquities Act (H.R. 3990)

NATIONAL MONUMENTS LEAKED MEMO CHEAT SHEET

Supporting Information

Imperiled Wildlife Living in National Monuments Lands and Waters

California National Monuments at Risk: Factsheet

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Defenders of Wildlife Press Statements and Blogs

Statement on President Trump's Executive Order

Secretary Zinke's Recommendations on Bear's Ears a Monumental Mistake

Defenders' View: National Monuments Vital to Wildlife Conservation

Wild Without End: Trump Dumps National Monuments (Medium article)

National Monument Blog Archive

 

Defenders of Wildlife Comments on National Monuments

(Does not include all monuments included in the April executive order)

Defenders of Wildlife National Monuments Comments - Overall

Comments by State

Arizona

Grand Canyon-Parashant

Ironwood Forest

Sonoran Desert

Vermilion Cliffs

California

Berryessa Snow Mountain

Carrizo Plain

Mojave Trails

San Gabriel Mountains

Sand to Snow

Hawaii (marine)

Papah-ünaumoku-ükea

Pacific Remote Islands

Other Marine Monuments

Marianas Trench

Northeast Canyons and Seamounts

Rose Atoll

Nevada

Basin and Range

Gold Butte

New Mexico

Rio Grande Del Norte

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks

Oregon

Cascade-Siskiyou

Utah

Bears Ears (comments pre-interim report)

Bears Ears (comments post-interim report)

Defenders Member Support for Bears Ears

Washington

Hanford Reach

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News

California

California Fish and Game Commission Finds Mojave Desert Tortoise Status Warrants Uplisting to 'Endangered' Under California Endangered Species Act

SAN JOSE, California – Defenders of Wildlife, the Desert Tortoise Council and the Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee applaud the California Fish and Game Commission’s unanimous
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A pygmy rabbit (Sylvilagus idahoensis) feeds on sagebrush during the winter on Seedskadee NWR
Washington, DC

Defenders of Wildlife Applauds BLM’s Conservation and Land Health Rule that Modernizes Land Management

In a win for wildlife, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today published a new rule designed to correct a long-standing imbalance that had subordinated conservation to oil and gas development and other extractive activities to the detriment of wildlife and natural places. Despite their importance for conserving biodiversity in the United States and globally, only 14% of BLM lands receive adequate protections and most are open to extractive uses.