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Colorado Senator Attempts to Block Wolf Reintroduction in Special Session
Colorado State Senator Dylan Roberts introduced legislation today in an attempt to halt the state’s historic gray wolf reintroduction program, which has already seen remarkable
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Oregon Approves Conservation Plans for Orcas
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted today to approve three Endangered Species Management Plans for Southern Resident Orcas, completing the listing process initiated by
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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
Press Releases
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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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
House Farm Bill Fails on Floor
House Farm Bill Fails on Floor The U.S. House of Representatives H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (the Farm Bill) failed on the
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House Interior Bill Hammers Imperiled Wildlife with Riders, Cuts
The House Appropriations Committee released a Fiscal Year 2019 Interior and Environment spending bill last night that is slated for markup in subcommittee at 5:30 p.m. this evening. The legislation cuts funding for a key Endangered Species Act program and contains several damaging anti-wildlife provisions that cast aside the importance of science in decision making, block citizen access to the courts and jeopardize years of collaborative wildlife conservation planning.
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