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BLM Prepares Illegal Move to Open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas, a Dangerous Precedent for Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is calling on BLM to withdrawal an unprecedented proposal to open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in Utah to new oil and gas leasing.
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A Much-Needed Win for Wildlife: Senate Introduces Bill to Improve Endangered Species Act Implementation
Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Pete Rickets (R-NE) today introduced the Improving Species Recovery Act, an important bipartisan bill that would improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
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Enough is Enough: Senate Blocks Yet Another Attempt to Prioritize Drilling in the Arctic
The Senate today blocked an attempt to pass S. 5438, introduced by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK). The bill would have ratified and approved all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, among other purposes.
Press Releases
Good News for Hellbender Habitat: Grant Funds Conservation Work for Vulnerable Salamander
Defenders of Wildlife and our partners in the Southeastern Hellbender Conservation Initiative , including the Conservation Management Institute at Virginia Tech, the USDA Natural Resources
Defenders of Wildlife Announces Director of the Center for Conservation Innovation
Defenders of Wildlife has promoted Jacob Malcom to be Director of the Center for Conservation Innovation (CCI). Dr. Malcom came to Defenders in January 2015
Defenders of Wildlife Reacts to Scott Pruitt Resignation
The following statement is from Jamie Rappaport Clark, Former president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife on the announcement of Scott Pruitt’s resignation as Administrator
Landmark Bird Protection Law Turns 100 Today
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). The MBTA protects more than a thousand species of migratory
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Proposed Rewrites to the Endangered Species Act Deny Science, Federal Oversight
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) wants to drastically rewrite the Endangered Species Act (ESA), our nation’s most effective law for protecting wildlife in danger of extinction. In newly proposed legislation, he would shift key authority for conserving threatened and endangered species to individual states, which lack the laws, resources and political will needed to protect imperiled wildlife and their habitat.
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