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Hundreds of Thousands of Americans Oppose Trump Administration Effort to Roll Back Protections for Imperiled Animals and Plant Species
Nearly 400,000 Americans submitted comments in opposition to a set of proposed rules from the Trump administration that would roll back protections for imperiled animal and plant species.
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Defenders of Wildlife Submits Technical Comments and Over 8,400 Public Comments in Efforts to Stop Harmful ESA Proposals
Defenders of Wildlife today submitted its technical comments opposing the Trump administration’s proposals to weaken the Endangered Species Act’s implementing regulations.
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Defenders Slams SPEED Act as it Speeds Toward Habitat Destruction
Defenders of Wildlife condemns Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) SPEED ACT, H.R. 4776 the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, ahead of Thursday’s expected floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Press Releases
Iconic Yellowstone female white wolf illegally killed
BOZEMAN, Mont. (May 12, 2017) – An iconic female white wolf in Yellowstone National Park was illegally shot last month, according to necropsy results released
State of New Mexico issues 'Sophie's Choice' on Mexican gray wolf pups
SANTA FE , N.M. (May 4, 2017) – Today it was reported that the Department of Game and Fish in New Mexico has permitted the
Lawsuit challenges Trump reversal of Arctic and Atlantic drilling ban
ANCHORAGE, AK (May 3, 2017) – Conservation and Alaska Native groups today filed a lawsuit against President Trump, challenging his decision to jettison a permanent
Crisis Averted: Spending bill free of Attacks on wildlife
Washington (May 1, 2017) – Congress has reached a deal on a 2017 omnibus spending bill which will fund the federal government through September of
Defenders of Wildlife joins People's Climate Movement March
WASHINGTON (Apr. 29, 2017) – Defenders of Wildlife is participating in the People’s Climate Movement March in Washington, D.C. today. Aimee Delach , senior climate
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