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Defenders Celebrates Land Acquisition Deal Protecting Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from Threat of Mining
Defenders of Wildlife celebrates The Conservation Fund’s acquisition of the properties owned by Twin Pines Minerals, LLC, a company seeking to mine adjacent to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the largest refuge east of the Mississippi River.
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Communities Push Back on Opening Waters for Oil Drilling
Defenders of Wildlife filed comments this week opposing new offshore oil drilling. More than 44 thousand public comments were submitted to the first comment period
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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Sells Out Wildlife Along with American Lands and Waters
Defenders of Wildlife strongly condemns the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for selling out wildlife in its text for the upcoming budget reconciliation bill.
Press Releases
Public Comment Period for Marine Protected Areas Ends
WASHINGTON (August 15, 2017) – The public comment period for a Department of Commerce review of 11 marine national monuments and national marine sanctuaries closes
Secretary Zinke Calls for Changes to Sage-Grouse Plans
WASHINGTON (Aug. 7, 2017) -- The Department of the Interior issued new direction to federal agencies today to revise current federal sage-grouse conservation plans to
Oregon Authorizes Killing of Harl Butte Wolves
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized the lethal removal of two wolves from the Harl Butte Pack in Wallowa County, Oregon. The pack
Defenders Uses Satellite Data to Monitor Changes to U.S. Wildlife Habitat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON (August 3, 2017) – Defenders of Wildlife issued a new report today that demonstrates how satellite data and cloud computing can
REPORT: STATES LACK ADEQUATE LAWS AND RESOURCES TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES
WASHINGTON (August 2, 2017) – A new report released by the U.C. Irvine School of Law Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources, (CLEANR) finds
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