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Defenders of Wildlife Welcomes Stefan Ekernas as New Vice President of Species Conservation & Coexistence
Defenders of Wildlife is proud to announce Stephan Ekernas as its new Vice President of Species Conservation and Coexistence, where he will oversee Defenders’ field conservation programs.
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Trump Administration Opens Door to Bear Baiting, Den Hunting in Alaska Preserves
The National Park Service finalized a regulation that abdicates the agency's responsibility to manage wildlife in Alaska's national preserves, deferring instead to state regulations. Defenders of Wildlife condemns the rule, which mirrors a 2020 regulation promulgated by the first Trump administration that was later withdrawn and replaced in 2024.
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BLM Prepares Illegal Move to Open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas, a Dangerous Precedent for Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is calling on BLM to withdrawal an unprecedented proposal to open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in Utah to new oil and gas leasing.
Press Releases
Timeline of Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Regulatory Activities and Milestones
The dunes sagebrush lizard has a long history with attempts to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Click on this link or the image
Bishop Bill Takes Aim at Antiquities Act
WASHINGTON – Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT 1) today submitted for markup H.R. 3990, a bill that threatens to dismantle the Antiquities Act, the 1906 law
ARCTIC REFUGE DRILLING ADVANCES IN CONGRESSIONAL BUDGETS
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives approved a Fiscal Year 2018 budget bill that advances drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Senate
Recovery Plan for California’s Giant Garter Snake Released
SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5, 2017) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released its long overdue final recovery plan for the giant garter snake
Interior Throws a One-Two Punch at Greater Sage-Grouse and the West
DOI Drops Mining Withdrawal on 10 Million Acres of Sage-Grouse Habitat; Opens Sage-Grouse Plans for Revision WASHINGTON (Oct. 5, 2017) – Acting on direction from
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