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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
Defenders of Wildlife Responds to Senate Confirmation of Scott Pruitt for EPA
Washington (February 17, 2017) – The U.S. Senate voted today to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. The following
House Voids Carnivore Protections on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 16, 2017 Contact: Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 16, 2017) –Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a
Senate Environment Committee Holds Hearing on ‘Modernizing’ the Endangered Species Act
Washington (Feb. 15, 2017) – The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held an oversight hearing today on the need for so-called “modernization”
INVITE: “Wolf Conservation in Colorado: Past, Present, and Future” Symposium, Featuring Live Wolves, Film Screening and Panel Discussion
EMBARGOED UNTIL 6:00 PM MT ON FEB. 15, 2017 Contact: Ryan Wilbur; (720) 943-0471; rwilbur@defenders.org Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org Delia Malone; Sierra Club
Pioneering Study Reveals Nonlethal Wolf Deterrents Effectively Protect Livestock Across Large Grazing Areas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org Suzanne Stone; (208) 861-4655; sstone@defenders.org After seven years of field research, Idaho's Wood River Wolf
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