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Horshoe crabs
Dewey Beach, DE

Fisheries Commission Adopts Short-Term Protections for Delaware Bay Ecosystem

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today set a two-year pause on the bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, declining to adopt
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2021.11.26 - A small herd of caribou in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Alaska - Katrina Liebich-UWFWS.jpeg
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

DOI Trades Away Alaskan Refuges, Sells Out Public Lands

The Trump administration dealt a blow to the National Wildlife Refuge System by removing protections from the Arctic and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges. During what
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Bison in field
Wolf Point, Mont.

Proposed Biodiversity Credit Pilot Program a First for Tribes, Healthy Grasslands

A new conservation pilot program will offer industry leaders the opportunity to contribute to the return of bison to tribal lands, which will in turn

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A Victory for Wolves: Idaho Terminates Wolf Killing Program in Frank Church Wilderness

A Victory for Wolves: Idaho Terminates Wolf Killing Program in Frank Church Wilderness FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Suzanne Stone: SStone@defenders.org; (208)

Conservationists Ask Appeals Court to Halt Wolf Killing in the Wilderness: Appeal Filed After Idaho Judge Rejects Request to Stop Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 2014 Contact: Jonathan Proctor, Defenders of Wildlife, 406-214-5327; JProctor@defenders.org Timothy Preso, Earthjustice, 406-586-9699; tpreso@earthjustice.org Conservationists Ask Appeals Court to Halt

Environmental Advocate Representative George Miller to retire

Conservation community loses avid defender of America’s natural resources WASHINGTON (January 13, 2014) – California Representative George Miller, a longtime champion of America’s environment and

Representative Jim Moran Retires After 20 years of Commitment to Conservation

United States Representative Jim Moran announced today that he will retire after two decades as Congressman for the eighth district in the state of Virginia

Conservationists Ask Court to Halt Wolf Extermination in One of Nation’s Premiere Wilderness Areas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jonathan Proctor, Defenders of Wildlife, 406-214-5327; JProctor@defenders.org Timothy Preso, Earthjustice, 406-586-9699; tpreso@earthjustice.org Ken Cole, Western Watersheds Project, 208 890-3666; ken@westernwatersheds.org Conservationists
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