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Mt. Jefferson Landscape, Deschutes National Forest
Salem, OR

Oregon Governor Signs Historic Bill Investing in the Environment

Defenders of Wildlife is celebrating a monumental victory for wildlife, wild places and local economies in Oregon. Passed with bipartisan support and signed yesterday by
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Black-Footed Ferret Poking its Head Out
Washington, D.C.

Congress Urged to Fully Fund U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Restore Workforce

The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and more than 150 conservation groups today urged Congress to significantly increase the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s budget for endangered species conservation from $299 million to $870 million.
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2010.12.30 - Mexican gray wolf standing in snow - gnagel - iStock Photo.jpg
TUSCON, ARIZONA

¡Que vivan los lobos!

Conservationists are celebrating the historic translocation of two families of Mexican gray wolves in Durango, Mexico, almost 50 years after the last wolves were removed

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Border wall comparison Matt Clark/Defenders
Washington, DC

Defenders of Wildlife Condemns Senate Funding of Trump’s Border Wall

Today the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal year 2019 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill that includes $1.6 billion for border wall construction and

Lethal Removal Ordered on Chesnimnus Wolves

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) issued a lethal removal permit today for the Chesnimnus wolf pack area. The permit allows one wolf
Washington, DC

Anti-Wildlife House Farm Bill Passes

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2) today (213-211). Commonly known as the Farm Bill, this legislation

Trump Executive Order Prioritizes Profit Over Ocean Protection

President Trump issued an Executive Order on June 19, 2018 overturning the National Ocean Policy established by President Obama in 2010 to safeguard our coasts
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Arctic fox
Washington, DC

Defenders Condemns Reckless Push for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling

An oil and gas leasing program on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska will jeopardize sensitive species, irreparably damage public
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