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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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Lesser Prairie Chicken
Washington, D.C.

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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Chapel Hill, N.C.

Bird Sanctuary Protected from Planned Toxic Chemical Experiment

A federal court ruled in favor of Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club in a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center challenging the

Press Releases

Sec. Zinke Revokes FWS Ban on Lead Ammunition and Fishing Tackle

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Saylor, 202-772-3255; jsaylor@defenders.org WASHINGTON (March 3, 2017) – The following statement is from Jamie Rappaport Clark, Former president and CEO

Zinke Approved for Secretary of the Interior; Conservationists Concerned about Protections for Endangered Wildlife and Public Lands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (March 1, 2017) – Former Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke was confirmed by the U.S. Congress today

New Study Sounds the Alarm on Hoary Bats, Highlights Need for Swift Action

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2016) – A new study published in Biological Conservation found that the

Florida Panther Population Estimated to Exceed Previous Years

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org TALLAHASSEE, FL (February 22, 2017) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Fish

Mexican Gray Wolf Count Up in 2016

Media contact: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Defenders of Wildlife Calls for More Releases to Recover World’s Most Endangered Wolf TUCSON, Ariz. (Feb. 17
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