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Defenders of Wildlife Applauds Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for Tightening Protections for Listed Species
Defenders of Wildlife welcomes today’s action by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to end open permitting for the capture of ESA-threatened marine species in Florida waters for public display and exhibition purposes.
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Legal Intervention Aims to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales From Deadly Ship Strikes
Conservation groups today filed a motion to intervene to help fight a lawsuit aimed at overturning a seasonal speed rule protecting North Atlantic right whales from deadly vessel strikes. The groups want to defend the rule against a lawsuit brought by a New York vessel owner fined for violating seasonal speed limits. The suit alleges that NOAA Fisheries lacked the statutory authority to issue the rule.
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Final Rescission of Public Lands Rule Reverses Modern Land Management, Threatens Wildlife Habitat
The Bureau of Land Management today announced a decision to roll back the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, commonly referred to as the Public Lands Rule. The policy modernized how BLM manages our national public lands and represented the critical incorporation of ecological resilience into management alongside traditional resource extraction.
Press Releases
New Poll Reveals Statewide Support for Red Wolf Recovery in North Carolina
Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org New Poll Reveals Statewide Support for Red Wolf Recovery in North Carolina WASHINGTON (August 30, 2016) – A strong majority
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
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