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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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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
Defenders of Wildlife to U.S. Senate: Oppose Deputy Secretary of the Interior nomination
WASHINGTON (April 28, 2017) – Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate David Bernhardt of Virginia to be Deputy Secretary of the
President Trump orders reversal of ocean protections
WASHINGTON (April 28, 2017) – Today, President Trump signed an executive order targeting Obama administration protections from expanded offshore drilling for the Atlantic coast and
President Trump signs executive order to review national monuments
Washington (April 26, 2017) – Statement from Former Defenders of Wildlife President and CEO, Jamie Rappaport Clark on President Trump’s Executive Order calling for a
Court lifts injunction blocking Mexican gray wolf releases
DENVER (April 25, 2017) – The 10 th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today to lift a preliminary injunction blocking further releases of highly
Future of Oregon wolves proposed in draft management plan
PORTLAND, Ore. (Apr. 18, 2017) – This week the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will hear public comment on draft revisions to the state’s Wolf
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