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New Red Wolf Pups Spark Celebration
The Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina has confirmed the birth of four wild litters of Red Wolf pups on the Albemarle Peninsula, home
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Defenders Celebrates as Mining Company Signals Intent to Leave Ash Meadows
A Canadian mining company with intent to mine lithium near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge appears to have walked away from the project. Defenders of
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FWS Withdraws Land Protection Plan Threatening Endangered Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is withdrawing the final Land Protection Plan for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, which established an
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Proposed Rewrites to the Endangered Species Act Deny Science, Federal Oversight
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) wants to drastically rewrite the Endangered Species Act (ESA), our nation’s most effective law for protecting wildlife in danger of extinction. In newly proposed legislation, he would shift key authority for conserving threatened and endangered species to individual states, which lack the laws, resources and political will needed to protect imperiled wildlife and their habitat.
Senate Passes Farm Bill Free of House Environmental Poison Pills
The Senate passed the Agriculture Improvement Act (Farm Bill) today (y-n). In addition to addressing traditional agricultural and food policy, the Farm Bill has major
Rule Change Would Spell Disaster for Red Wolves
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it will move forward with a scientifically indefensible plan to reduce the Red Wolf recovery area by
Defenders Files Suit to Save Disappearing Red Knot
WASHINGTON (June 21, 2018) – Defenders of Wildlife filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today to force the U.S
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Defenders of Wildlife Condemns Senate Funding of Trump’s Border Wall
Today the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal year 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill that includes $1.6 billion for border wall construction and
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