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Communities Push Back on Opening Waters for Oil Drilling
Defenders of Wildlife filed comments this week opposing new offshore oil drilling. More than 44 thousand public comments were submitted to the first comment period
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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Sells Out Wildlife Along with American Lands and Waters
Defenders of Wildlife strongly condemns the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for selling out wildlife in its text for the upcoming budget reconciliation bill.
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Defenders of Wildlife Welcomes Alicia Washkevich as New Chief Operating Officer
Defenders of Wildlife is pleased to announce Alicia Washkevich as its new Chief Operating Officer.
Press Releases
NM Game and Fish Commission denies Ted Turner Ladder Ranch’s appeal to support lobo recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2016 Contact: Catalina Tresky: ctresky@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0253 NM Game and Fish Commission denies Ted Turner Ladder Ranch’s appeal to
Yellowstone’s plan: Switch from bison slaughter to restoration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, (202) 772-0288; mgade@defenders.org Date: January 14, 2016 Yellowstone’s plan: Switch from bison slaughter to restoration MAMMOTH, Wy. – The
CO Parks and Wildlife passes anti-wolf resolution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2016 Contact: Catalina Tresky; ctresky@defenders.org , (202) 772-0253 Colorado Parks and Wildlife passes anti-wolf resolution A damaging blow to Mexican
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bans import of salamander species in the face of deadly disease
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 12, 2016 Contacts: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Melanie Gade, 202-772-0288, mgade@defenders.org U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bans import of salamander
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Northern Rockies Fishers One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity and allies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the Northern Rockies fisher, a rare and vanishing species, may warrant federal protection under the Endangered Species Act.
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