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Rooted in Resilience: Sea Otter Awareness Week Returns for its 24th Year
Sea Otter Awareness Week is sponsored and organized by Defenders of Wildlife, Sea Otter Savvy, California State Parks, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Elakha Alliance and The Marine Mammal Center. Learn more about sea otters during Sea Otter Awareness Week at upcoming in-person and virtual events in California and Oregon.
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On “Day Zero” for American Wildlife, Groups Across U.S. Denounce the Trump Administration's Attack on Endangered Species’ Habitat
Today, the Trump administration’s unprecedented move to strip imperiled species of protections for the places where they live went into effect.
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State of Montana Moves to Drop Yellowstone Bison Suit Ahead of NPS Analysis
The state of Montana today moved to dismiss its lawsuit over Yellowstone National Park’s science-based bison management plan.
Press Releases
Oregon Authorizes Killing of Harl Butte Wolves
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized the lethal removal of two wolves from the Harl Butte Pack in Wallowa County, Oregon. The pack
Defenders Uses Satellite Data to Monitor Changes to U.S. Wildlife Habitat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON (August 3, 2017) – Defenders of Wildlife issued a new report today that demonstrates how satellite data and cloud computing can
REPORT: STATES LACK ADEQUATE LAWS AND RESOURCES TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES
WASHINGTON (August 2, 2017) – A new report released by the U.C. Irvine School of Law Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources, (CLEANR) finds
Homeland Security Issues Environmental Waivers to Expand Border Wall
WASHINGTON (Aug. 1, 2017) – The Department of Homeland Security waived a host of environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species
Legal Action Taken to Save Tiny Texas Songbird
AUSTIN, Texas— Four conservation groups filed a motion today to intervene in a lawsuit that has challenged Endangered Species Act protection for the golden-cheeked warbler
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