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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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Willet
Washington, D.C.

Sec. of Defense Invokes False “National Security” Rationale to Eviscerate Endangered Species Act Protections for Wildlife in the Gulf

In a litigation filing yesterday in federal district court, the Trump administration publicly admitted for the first time that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum scheduled a snap meeting of the Endangered Species Committee (the “God Squad”) for March 31 at the request of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Press Releases

Defenders’ Official Position on the Authorization for Removal of Profanity Peak Pack

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2016 Media contact: Catalina Tresky: ctresky@defenders.org or (202) 772-0253 Defenders’ Official Position on the Authorization for Removal of Profanity Peak

Defenders of Wildlife Welcomes Recovery Plan for Ocelot; Concerns Regarding Habitat Threats Remain

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 15, 2016 Media Contacts: Rebecca Bullis, Defenders of Wildlife: rbullis@defenders.org or (202) 772-0295 TUCSON, Ariz. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife and Natural Resources Defense Council Support Biologists’ Recommendations to Remove Intake Dam on the Yellowstone River to Save Pallid Sturgeon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 12, 2016 Media Contacts: Catalina Tresky, Defenders of Wildlife: ctresky@defenders.org or (202) 772-0253 Margie Kelly, Natural Resources Defense Council: mkelly@nrdc.org or

Draft Federal Gunnison Sage-Grouse Plan Raises Concern for Species’ Recovery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2016 Media Contact: Catalina Tresky, ctresky@defenders.org or (202) 772-0253 Draft Federal Gunnison Sage-Grouse Plan Raises Concern for Species’ Recovery WASHINGTON

Environmental Groups Ask California Officials to Save Endangered Fish in San Francisco Bay Estuary from Extinction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2016 Media Contacts: Catalina Tresky, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Kimiko Martinez, Natural Resources Defense Council, 310-434-2344 or kmartinez@nrdc.org
Senior Vice President, External Affairs
lsheehan@defenders.org
(202) 772-3244
Communications Director
mdewane@defenders.org
(202) 772-0217
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jcovey@defenders.org
Communications Specialist
kirby@defenders.org
(202) 772-3268