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Jake Li testifies in front of Senate epw committeee
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Defenders of Wildlife Testifies on Opportunities to Collaborate on Improving the Implementation of the Endangered Species Act

Defenders of Wildlife’s vice president of conservation policy Jake Li today testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife on opportunities to improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
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Two Southern Appalachian Brook Trout underwater and surface
Washington, D.C.

House Set to Vote on Misleading Bill Blocking Regulation of Lead Ammunition on Federal Lands

The United States House of Representatives is expected this Wednesday to vote on H.R. 556 – Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025.
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SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO

First-of-its-Kind Study Sheds Light on Forest Thinning Impacts on Pinyon Jays

Though the pinyon jay population continues to decline at alarming rates, until now the threats facing it remained largely under-researched. Defenders of Wildlife, along with

Press Releases

Local Citizens Monitor Elusive Wildlife, Wolverines

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Date: April 27, 2016 Local Citizens Monitor Elusive Wildlife, Wolverines Free for use multi-media and b-roll clips

Court Settlement Provides Hope for Mexican Gray Wolves

NEWS RELEASE: April 26, 2016 Contacts: Rebecca Bowe, Earthjustice, 415-217-2093, rbowe@earthjustice.org Steve Parker, Endangered Wolf Center, 636-938-5900, sparker@endangeredwolfcenter.org Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575)

Conservation Groups Sue EPA over BayDelta Water Quality and Salmon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Kimiko Martinez, Natural Resources Defense Council, 310-500-9505 or kmartinez@nrdc.org Gary Bobker, The Bay Institute, 415-272-6616 or bobker@bay.org Catalina Tresky, Defenders

Bill Banning Trade in Imperiled Wildlife in Colorado Passes State’s House

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org DENVER (Friday, April 22, 2016)– The Colorado House has passed an anti-wildlife trafficking bill that bans trade

Salmon, Steelhead, Orca in Jeopardy of Extinction by Oregon Floodplain Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife: (202)772-0288, mgade@defenders.org Date: April 14, 2016 Salmon, Steelhead, Orca in Jeopardy of Extinction by Oregon Floodplain
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