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Red Wolf pups cuddle together in a den
Raleigh, N.C.

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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USFWS DevilsHolePupfish

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

Press Releases

Nesting birds and sea turtles break records at Cape Hatteras National Seashore

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (08/25/2010) - With the breeding season still underway, 2010 is already a record-breaking year for rare sea turtles and waterbirds that nest

Environmental groups call for expansion of Panther Refuge

Landowners make thousands of acres available Naples, Fla. (08/23/2010) - When the U.S. Department of the Interior comes to Orlando this Thursday as part of

Defenders shifts focus to wolf coexistence partnerships

As states take over compensation, Defenders devotes resources to working with ranchers Summary: New federal legislation supplants need for Defenders of Wildlife Wolf Compensation Trust

Court victory greets returning plovers

Judge upholds critical habitat designation for wintering shorebirds WASHINGTON (08/17/2010) - Summary: A federal judge today ruled in favor of designating critical habitat areas for

Federal protections restored for Northern Rockies’ wolves

Defenders wins lawsuit; future of wolf recovery still uncertain Summary: U.S. district court overturns Interior Secretary Salazar’s action that removed wolves in the Northern Rockies
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