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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
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Court Urged to Uphold Ship Strike Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales
Conservation groups today filed a friend of the court brief expressing support for a federal vessel speed limit rule to protect critically endangered North Atlantic
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Fish and Wildlife Service Misguided in Rescinding Vital Strategic Growth Policy for the National Wildlife Refuge System
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service quietly rescinded its Refuge System Strategic Growth Policy in December, bypassing the legally required public comment period for such a change, despite having issued the policy with an accompanying public comment period in 2014.
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Governor Otter’s proposed bill to kill wolves moves closer to becoming law in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho – A bill which would establish a wolf control board to spend a proposed $2 million of Idaho taxpayers’ money to kill most
Rep. Hastings’ Proposals Cripple Endangered Species Act and Increase Extinctions
Rep. Hastings’ Proposals Cripple Endangered Species Act and Increase Extinctions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife: mgade@defenders.org; 202-772-0288 WASHINGTON
Defenders objects to Washington state policy making it easier to kill wolves
Defenders objects to Washington state policy making it easier to kill wolves FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2014 Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife; Mgade@defenders.org; (202)
End of Year Count Reveals Dismal Progress for MX Gray Wolf Recovery
With only a marginal increase in numbers, odds are still against lobo survival TUCSON (January 31, 2014) – Today, the Fish and Wildlife Service released
President Obama reaffirms commitment to addressing climate change
President Obama made a strong commitment to addressing climate change in his 2014 State of the Union address. The president said we must act on
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