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L.P.C
Washington, D.C.

Bill Targeting Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Undermines Public Land Management

The House Natural Resources Committee is set to take up a bill on Wednesday targeting the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, the oldest refuge in Texas
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A sea otter in Monterey Bay
Washington, DC

House to Take Up Bills Torching Wildlife Protections

A draft discussion bill headed for a hearing with the House Natural Resources Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee on Tuesday is poised to tear apart
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Newborn Gray Wolf Pups
Denver, CO

Colorado Confirms Three New Wolf Packs, Pups’ Arrival

Colorado Parks and Wildlife today confirmed three new wolf packs have formed since the translocation of 15 gray wolves from British Columbia in January, each

Press Releases

Court Stops U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from Capturing and Killing Wild Red Wolves

Press Release from Defenders of Wildlife, Animal Welfare Institute, Red Wolf Coalition and Southern Environmental Law Center For Immediate Release: September 29, 2016 Contacts: Kathleen

Congress Passes Bill to Fight Wildlife Trafficking

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2016 Congress Passes Bill to Fight Wildlife Trafficking WASHINGTON (September 21, 2016) – Congress has passed and sent to the

Green Groups to President Obama: Protect our Oceans and Climate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2016 Green Groups to President Obama: Protect our Oceans and Climate Washington, DC – Citing his recognition that “we’re going

Roadmap Released for a ‘Smart from the Start’ #CleanEnergy Future in California Desert

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2016 Media contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Roadmap Released for a ‘Smart from the Start’ #CleanEnergy Future in

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Disastrous Decision on Endangered Red Wolves

Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (September 12, 2016) –The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced today that it intends to remove from private
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