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New Red Wolf Pups Spark Celebration
The Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina has confirmed the birth of four wild litters of Red Wolf pups on the Albemarle Peninsula, home
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Defenders Celebrates as Mining Company Signals Intent to Leave Ash Meadows
A Canadian mining company with intent to mine lithium near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge appears to have walked away from the project. Defenders of
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FWS Withdraws Land Protection Plan Threatening Endangered Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is withdrawing the final Land Protection Plan for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, which established an
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Defenders of Wildlife Applauds Resolution Recognizing 20th Anniversary of Sea Otter Awareness Week
Just ahead of World Otter Day on May 25, Defenders of Wildlife and Sea Otter Savvy are celebrating the passage of a resolution in the California Legislature recognizing the 20th anniversary of Sea Otter Awareness Week.
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Hundreds of State Legislators Join Defenders of Wildlife in Calling for a National Biodiversity Strategy
Today, 365 legislators from 48 states and territories sent a letter to President Biden urging him to establish a national biodiversity strategy.
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Defenders Criticizes Idaho Fish and Game Commission for Approving Lethal Wolf Control Funds
Defenders of Wildlife expressed disappointment in the Idaho Fish and Game Commission for authorizing $300,000 today for the Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board to kill more wolves in areas where chronic livestock depredations have been reported or where ungulate populations are below management objectives.
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Defenders of Wildlife Announces Reward for Information on Slain Red Wolf
Defenders of Wildlife announced a reward of $2,500 for information that leads to the successful prosecution of the individual(s) responsible for illegally killing a critically-endangered Red Wolf on April 15.
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Defenders of Wildlife Applauds Cancellation of Cook Inlet Oil Lease Sale
Defenders of Wildlife applauded the Department of Interior’s announcement that it will not proceed with three planned oil lease sales in Alaska’s Cook Inlet and
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