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Gray Wolf in the Snow
Denver, CO

Colorado Announces No Wolf Release This Winter

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced today that it will not be translocating additional gray wolves this winter season, and will instead begin to plan for
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Sierra Weaver , VP of conservation law
WASHNGTON, DC

Defenders of Wildlife Announces Sierra Weaver as New Vice President of Conservation Law

Defenders of Wildlife is proud to announce Sierra Weaver as its new vice president of conservation law and director of the Biodiversity Law Center.
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Washington, DC

Colorado Releases Wolverine Reintroduction Plan, Defenders Stands Ready to Support

Colorado Parks and Wildlife today released a landmark plan to reintroduce wolverines to the state’s high country regions, some of the best remaining habitat in

Press Releases

WDFW Should Not Authorize Killing of Wolves in Unnamed NE Washington Pack

Defenders of Wildlife has asked the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to refrain from issuing a lethal removal order for wolves in the

Secretary Zinke Seeks to Outsource Federal Wildlife Responsibilities to the States

Jamie Rappaport Clark , Former president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife, issued this statement: “Secretary Zinke’s memorandum calling for federal officials to review federal
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Green Sea Turtle
Washington, DC

Defenders of Wildlife Joins OneLessStraw Campaign

Defenders of Wildlife joins hundreds of nonprofit organizations and businesses to combat plastic pollution by becoming a partner in the OneLessStraw Campaign. This movement is a commitment to reducing the consumption of single-use plastic straws, one of the most common items polluting our oceans.

Proposed Transmission Line Avoids Kofa National Wildlife Refuge

Last week, the Bureau of Land Management announced a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Ten West Link energy transmission project. Statement by

Forest Ecology, Wildlife Experts to Farm Bill Conferees: Reject the House Farm Bill

Today 16 leading experts in forest ecology and management, including esteemed professors Norman Christensen of Duke University and Jerry Franklin of the University of Washington
Senior Vice President, External Affairs
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Communications Director
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Communications Specialist
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Communications Specialist
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Communications Specialist
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