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Defenders of Wildlife Challenges Unprecedented “God Squad” Exemption Allowing Unchecked Gulf Oil Drilling
Defenders of Wildlife today announced it is taking legal action to overturn an unprecedented and unlawful decision by the Endangered Species Committee, known as the “God Squad,” to exempt federal authorizations of oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico through a blanket exemption from the Endangered Species Act’s protections.
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Oregon Governor Signs Historic Bill Investing in the Environment
Defenders of Wildlife is celebrating a monumental victory for wildlife, wild places and local economies in Oregon. Passed with bipartisan support and signed yesterday by
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Congress Urged to Fully Fund U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Restore Workforce
The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and more than 150 conservation groups today urged Congress to significantly increase the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s budget for endangered species conservation from $299 million to $870 million.
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Troubled waters: Orca Month celebrates whales past and future
SEATTLE (May 17, 2017) – June marks the 11 th annual Orca Awareness Month in Washington state and second annual in Oregon and British Columbia
Defenders' CEO awarded Audubon's prestigious 'Rachel Carson Award'
Washington (May 17, 2017) – Defenders of Wildlife’s president and CEO, Jamie Rappaport Clark, was awarded the National Audubon Society’s Rachel Carson Award for her
Bringing El Tigre Home: Jaguar Recovery in the U.S. Southwest
Defenders has been working to conserve jaguars in Mexico and the United States for more than a decade. In Mexico, we played a major role
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
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