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Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation to Help Fund Sea Otter Conservation
Gov. Newsom signed into law the California Sea Otter Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. Defenders of Wildlife was the sole sponsor of the bill.
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California Legislature Sends Landmark Wildlife Coexistence Bill to Governor
The California state legislature today passed with bipartisan support a landmark bill to re-establish the statewide Wildlife Coexistence Program within the Department of Fish and Wildlife, which will better manage and reduce human-wildlife conflict through non-lethal and proactive strategies.
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Defenders Joins Recreation, Conservation Groups to Unite Against Forest Service Travel Rule Rollback
The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a process to significantly revise its Travel Management Rule, which guides where motorized vehicles are and are not allowed on almost 200 million acres of national forests and grasslands
Press Releases
U.S. House of Representatives to Zinke: Enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act
U.S. House of Representatives to Zinke: Enforce Migratory Bird Treaty Act WASHINGTON (April 19, 2018) – Today, U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) and 62 of
Trump Administration Pushes Forward on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling
The Trump administration has announced a planning process to allow for oil exploration, leasing and related development activities on the coastal plain of the Arctic
Defenders of Wildlife Launches Interactive Species and Climate Change Guide
Defenders of Wildlife released today a Field Guide to Climate Change to mark Earth Day 2018. The online guide is a map of North America
House to Mark-up Controversial Farm Bill
The House Agriculture Committee will mark-up H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (the Farm Bill) today at 10:00 a.m. In addition to addressing
Threatened and endangered wildlife needs scientists
Thousands of people from across the world will gather tomorrow to March for Science. The March for Science event is an international celebration of science
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