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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
Press Releases
Sharks and Mantas Gain Needed Protections Under CITES
New International Trade Regulations In Effect WASHINGTON – Five species of sharks and two manta ray species will officially be listed today, as a result
Litigation Reins In Misguided Army Corps Program to Cut Trees from Levees
For Immediate Release September 11, 2014 Contact: Bob Wright, Friends of the River, (916) 442-3155 x207 Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 499-9185 Kim
Coalition to Sue Fish and Wildlife Service for Failure to Produce Mandatory Recovery Plan for Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2014 Contact: Virginia Busch, Endangered Wolf Center; vbusch@endangeredwolfcenter.org Maggie Howell, Wolf Conservation Center; Maggie@nywolf.org, (914) 763-2373 David R. Parsons; ellobodave@comcast.net
Remembering the Wild: America celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Remembering the Wild: America celebrates the 50 th anniversary of the Wilderness Act WASHINGTON
America’s Most Infamous Extinction: Centennial Anniversary of Passenger Pigeon’s Disappearance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade; mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 America’s Most Infamous Extinction: Centennial Anniversary of Passenger Pigeon’s Disappearance WASHINGTON – One
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