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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Memo Underscores Trump Administration’s All-Fronts War on Wildlife
Brian Nesvik, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, issued a memorandum explaining to FWS staff that the Endangered Species Act’s prohibition on unauthorized “take” applies only to affirmative acts intentionally and purposefully directed at a particular animal. This follows the Trump administration’s rescission of the regulatory definitions of “harm” under the ESA, which took effect this week.
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Court Rules Habitat Must Be Protected After FWS Attempts to Waive Protections for Less Than 40 Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Defenders of Wildlife earned a significant victory for the Endangered Species Act today when a federal district court found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to not designate critical habitat for the endangered Sierra Nevada red fox was a violation of the law.
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Construction on Gateway to Road through Izembek Continues
The Ninth Circuit today denied Defenders of Wildlife’s emergency motion to halt construction on King Cove Corp.’s 2.8-mile road segment leading to the doorstep of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness. Defenders’ request for immediate injunctive relief marks the latest stage in its larger effort to block a damaging and precedent-setting road from King Cove to Cold Bay, Alaska, that would plow through the heart of Izembek.
Press Releases
Florida Panther Population Estimated to Exceed Previous Years
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org TALLAHASSEE, FL (February 22, 2017) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Fish
Mexican Gray Wolf Count Up in 2016
Media contact: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Defenders of Wildlife Calls for More Releases to Recover World’s Most Endangered Wolf TUCSON, Ariz. (Feb. 17
Defenders of Wildlife Responds to Senate Confirmation of Scott Pruitt for EPA
Washington (February 17, 2017) – The U.S. Senate voted today to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. The following
House Voids Carnivore Protections on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 16, 2017 Contact: Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 16, 2017) –Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a
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”
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