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Lesser Prairie Chicken
Washington, D.C.

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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A flock of red-winged blackbirds fly over Lake Mattamuskeet
Chapel Hill, N.C.

Bird Sanctuary Protected from Planned Toxic Chemical Experiment

A federal court ruled in favor of Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club in a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center challenging the
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L.P.C
Washington, D.C.

Bill Targeting Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Undermines Public Land Management

The House Natural Resources Committee is set to take up a bill on Wednesday targeting the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, the oldest refuge in Texas

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Wyoming Game and Fish Commission Moves Forward with 2018 Grizzly Bear Hunting Season

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approved Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s (WGFD) proposal to open a hunting season for Greater Yellowstone ecosystem grizzly bears

Celebrating International Biodiversity Day with Alphabeast

Yesterday marked the 25 th annual International Biodiversity Day, a United Nations-proclaimed day to build awareness of the innumerable threats to our world’s biodiversity. This

Sound The Alarm For Southern Resident Orcas

What: Orca Month 2018 & Orca Month Kick-Off Event When: June 2018 (Kick-Off: June 3, 2018, 1-5 pm) Where: Throughout Washington, Oregon & British Columbia

Bears in Your Backyard? Defenders of Wildlife Can Help!

Defenders of Wildlife’s 8 th annual Electric Fence Incentive Program is underway. People in specified counties in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and eastern Washington can apply
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Grizzly Bear in Alaska
Washington, DC

Trump Administration Proposes Extreme Predator Control in Alaska National Preserves

The Trump administration has proposed new regulations that roll back protections preventing extreme methods of killing predators and other wildlife in Alaska national preserves. National
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