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manatee
St. Petersburg, Fl.

Florida Manatees to Receive Nearly 2 Million Acres of Revised Protected Habitat

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday proposed a revised critical habitat plan that would protect 1,904,191 acres of critical habitat for the Florida
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Red Knots and Horseshoe Crabs
CHARLESTON, SC

Defenders of Wildlife Statement on Dismissal of Challenge to Cape Romain Refuge Management

Defenders of Wildlife celebrates today the dismissal of a challenge by the state of South Carolina to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s authority to
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Baby Green Sea Turtles on the beach
Washington, DC

More Than 80 Conservation Groups Call on Members of Congress To Oppose New House Bill Targeting Endangered Species Act

More than 80 conservation groups representing millions of Americans are calling on members of Congress to oppose a new bill (H.R. 9533) targeting the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The “ESA Amendments Act of 2024,” which House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) is proposing, would dramatically weaken the bedrock environmental law by decreasing protections for threatened and endangered species and rewriting key portions of it.

Press Releases

Coalition Releases Comprehensive Recommendations to Help California’s Cities, Farms and Environment Weather the Drought

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kimiko Martinez, Natural Resources Defense Council, 310-434-2344 / kmartinez@nrdc.org Rachel Zwillinger, Defenders of Wildlife , 415-686-2233, rzwillinger@defenders.org Gary Bobker, The Bay Institute

Conservation Groups Offer $15,000 Reward After Endangered Wolf Killed in Washington

SEATTLE--- Conservation groups are offering up to a $15,000 reward for information leading to conviction of those responsible for the illegal killing of the breeding

Governor Bullock’s Plan to Break the Gridlock on Montana’s Bison Management

BOZEMAN. Mont. – On Wednesday Governor Bullock announced a proposal that could end a decades-long stalemate over how to manage bison in Yellowstone National Park

Defenders of Wildlife to Challenge BLM’s First-ever Approval of Wolf Hunting Derby on Public Lands in Idaho

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Suzanne Stone: sstone@defenders.org; (208) 861-4655 Laird Lucas: llucas@advocateswest.org; (208) 342-7024 ext. 209 BOISE, Idaho – Defenders of Wildlife will ask the

Major Bison Relocation Makes Fort Peck Tribes Leaders in Bison Conservation

Poplar, Mont. – One hundred and thirty-eight wild Yellowstone bison, free of cattle genes, will reclaim their historic home on the Great Plains starting today
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