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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

Press Releases

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Gray wolf howling on a snowy hill
Denver, CO

Defenders Responds to CPW Director Recommendation to Deny Petition to Suspend Wolf Reintroduction

Colorado Parks and Wildlife today announced that Director Jeff Davis has delivered a recommendation to the CPW Commission to deny the Middle Park Stockgrowers’ Association’s
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Swamp Lined with Trees at Okefenokee NWR
Washington, DC

Defenders Applauds Okefenokee Nomination to UNESCO World Heritage List

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a more than 400,000-acre wetland supporting hundreds of plant and animal species, is set to be nominated to join the
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2011.06.20 - Mojave Desert Tortoise - Mojave Desert - California - Nate Rathbun.jpg
ST. GEORGE, UTAH

Decades-Long Highway Fight Ends with Victory for Red Cliffs NCA

Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) signed a Record of Decision to deny a right-of-way for the
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Captive Red Wolf at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
Columbia, NC

New Federal Grant For U.S. Hwy 64 Crossings Could Save Endangered Red Wolves And Other Wildlife

The Federal Highway Administration announced today that the North Carolina Dept. of Transportation will receive $25 million to build new wildlife crossing structures on U.S. 64 to help save the endangered Red Wolf from extinction.
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2009.04.10 - Florida Panther Traffic Sign - Heidi Ridgley - DOW
St. Petersburg, Fl.

Defenders Statement on 2024 Florida Panther Road Deaths

Defenders of Wildlife today responded to media reports claiming that 2024 has tied the record for number of Florida panthers killed by vehicles. Elizabeth Fleming
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