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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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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

Press Releases

Settlement Agreement Signed for Panoche Valley Solar Project

HOLLISTER, CA – The Sierra Club, Defenders of Wildlife, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society (collectively the “Environmental Groups”), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

House Bill Paves the Way for Destructive Road through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 218, the “ King Cove Road Land Exchange Act,” that would remove wilderness wetlands in Izembek National

CONGRESSIONAL ATTACKS ON ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT REACH FEVERED PITCH

WASHINGTON (July 19, 2017) – Environmental committees in both the House and the Senate are taking aim at American’s most effective law for protecting wildlife

HOUSE BUDGET OPENS ARCTIC REFUGE TO DRILLING

WASHINGTON (July 18, 2017) – The House Budget Committee released a draft of its budget resolution today ahead of tomorrow’s consideration of the measure. The

Press Conference: Congressional Attacks on the Endangered Species Act

(Washington - July 18, 2017) Tomorrow, July 19th, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources is holding a legislative hearing on five bills that would
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