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View of Pisgah National Forest through the trees
Asheville, N.C.

Federal court rules Forest Service unlawfully relied on flawed analysis to create Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan

In a major victory for the communities and wildlife that depend on North Carolina’s Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests, the U.S. District Court for the
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Rice's Whale
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Defenders Slams Unlawful God Squad Vote to Strip Endangered Species Act Protection from Wildlife in the Gulf

Defenders of Wildlife strongly opposes today’s vote by the Endangered Species Committee, or God Squad, to condemn species to extinction in the name of a fictitious “national security emergency.”
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Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge at sunset
Washington, D.C.

Court Victory for Florida Wetlands Protection

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled today that permits to build in wetlands should stay in the hands of

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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

Conservation Groups Intervene to Protect Carnivores on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 8, 2017 Contact: Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org Anchorage, AK (Feb. 8, 2017) – Defenders of Wildlife and 14 other

Congressional Review Act Claims Latest Victim

WASHINGTON (Feb. 7, 2017) —The House of Representatives invoked the Congressional Review Act again today to rescind a new planning process for the Bureau of
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