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Defenders of Wildlife Challenges Interior’s Secretive Refuge and Wilderness Sellout on Alaskan Peninsula
Defenders of Wildlife today filed suit in federal district court to challenge Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s unlawful land exchange in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and
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Senate Vote Threatens Protections for Alaska’s Western Arctic
The Senate today approved a resolution utilizing the Congressional Review Act to rollback Biden-era protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. This misuse of the CRA
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Fisheries Commission Adopts Short-Term Protections for Delaware Bay Ecosystem
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today set a two-year pause on the bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, declining to adopt
Press Releases
Sec. Zinke Revokes FWS Ban on Lead Ammunition and Fishing Tackle
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Saylor, 202-772-3255; jsaylor@defenders.org WASHINGTON (March 3, 2017) – The following statement is from Jamie Rappaport Clark, Former president and CEO
Zinke Approved for Secretary of the Interior; Conservationists Concerned about Protections for Endangered Wildlife and Public Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (March 1, 2017) – Former Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke was confirmed by the U.S. Congress today
New Study Sounds the Alarm on Hoary Bats, Highlights Need for Swift Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2016) – A new study published in Biological Conservation found that the
Florida Panther Population Estimated to Exceed Previous Years
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org TALLAHASSEE, FL (February 22, 2017) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Fish
Mexican Gray Wolf Count Up in 2016
Media contact: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Defenders of Wildlife Calls for More Releases to Recover World’s Most Endangered Wolf TUCSON, Ariz. (Feb. 17
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