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Mule Deer
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Administration Continues Assault on National Forests, Moves to Gut Rule Managing Off-Road Vehicles

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced its intention to revise the Travel Management Rule governing motorized vehicle use on almost 200 million acres of federal lands.
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Charles J. Sharp
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Trump Administration Advances Roadless Rule Repeal at the Expense of Wildlife, Clean Water and Public Will

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released its proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement seeking to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a bedrock law that protects 45 million acres of national forests managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
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Running brown bear, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Judge Vacates Land Exchange, Halts Road Through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

A federal judge today vacated an illegal closed-door deal between the U.S. Department of the Interior and a for-profit Alaska Native corporation, King Cove Corp., that exchanged a 10.5-mile corridor of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness lands to enable a road connecting King Cove and Cold Bay.

Press Releases

Conservationists Take Aim at Flawed New Rule on Mexican Gray Wolf Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0253, csexton@defenders.org Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 313-7017, michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org Heidi
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Gray wolf yellowstone Lamar valley
Gardner, MT

Twentieth Anniversary of Wolf Reintroduction in Yellowstone: Original Wolf Team Gathers to Celebrate Success

Conservationists, wildlife biologists and National Park employees – all members of the original team that helped reintroduce gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park twenty years ago – today returned to the park to celebrate one of this country’s greatest wildlife conservation success stories.

New Poll Shows Strong Support for Bison Restoration in Montana

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade; mgade@defenders.org (202) 772-0288 New Poll Shows Strong Support for Bison Restoration in Montana HELENA, Mont. –

Reward Increased to $20,000 in Killing of Endangered Wolf in Washington

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 23, 2014 Contacts: Amaroq Weiss, Center for Biological Diversity, (707) 779-9613 Jasmine Minbashian, Conservation Northwest, (360) 319-3111 Shawn Cantrell, Defenders

Tens of Thousands Voice Support for Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Add to Groundswell of Public Demand to Protect the Area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2014 Contact: Virginia Cramer, Sierra Club, 804-225-9113 x 1002, Virginia.cramer@sierraclub.org Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0253, csexton@defenders.org Charlotte Orr, Tuleyome
Senior Vice President, External Affairs
lsheehan@defenders.org
(202) 772-3244
Communications Director
mdewane@defenders.org
(202) 772-0217
Communications Specialist
jcovey@defenders.org
Communications Specialist
kirby@defenders.org
(202) 772-3268
Communications Specialist
estern@defenders.org
202-772-0243