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Defenders of Wildlife Unveils 2025 Conservation Report Card for 119th Congress

Defenders of Wildlife today released its 2025 Conservation Report Card for the 119th Congress, measuring members’ commitment to upholding federal laws that protect wildlife conservation during its first session.
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Defenders of Wildlife Sues FWS Over Extensive FOIA Request Delays

Defenders of Wildlife today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, citing the agency’s extensive delay in fulfilling eight Freedom of Information Act requests related to land exchanges within the National Wildlife Refuge System.
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Trump Administration Turns its Back on Wildlife – Again

The National Park Service today proposed a regulation that would abdicate the agency from its responsibility to manage wildlife in Alaska’s national preserves and to

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Washington Wolves on the Road to Recovery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mar. 17, 2017 Contact: Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org Washington Wolves on the Road to Recovery SEATTLE (Mar. 17, 2017) –

Defenders: Boycott Mexican Shrimp to Save the Vaquita

WASHINGTON (March 16, 2017) – Defenders of Wildlife has joined a new campaign to boycott Mexican shrimp until the Mexican government enforces fishing regulations to

Trump Budget Proposal: A Sell Out of Our Wildlife Heritage

WASHINGTON (March 16, 2017) – The following statement is from Jamie Rappaport Clark, Former president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife in response to President

Two Malheur Refuge Occupiers Convicted of Felony Conspiracy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley Mckey, 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org PORTLAND, Ore. (March 10, 2017) — A federal jury has convicted occupiers Jason Patrick and Darryl Thorn

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
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