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More Red Wolf Pups Shows Promising Growth for Critically Endangered Canid
The Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina confirmed the birth of four wild litters of Red Wolf pups in eastern North Carolina, home to the only population of wild Red Wolves in the world.
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Defenders Calls Foul on Latest Bill Seeking to Delay Protections for the Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale
Defenders of Wildlife condemns HR 9436, which would delay right whale protections until 2035, as entanglements push the species toward extinction.
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Grizzly Bear Proposal Leaves More Questions Than Answers
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a proposed rule recommending revisions to protective regulations for grizzly bears under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act; Defenders will continue review of the rule to identify key details that remain undefined.
Press Releases
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Court Stops U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from Capturing and Killing Wild Red Wolves
Press Release from Defenders of Wildlife, Animal Welfare Institute, Red Wolf Coalition and Southern Environmental Law Center For Immediate Release: September 29, 2016 Contacts: Kathleen
Congress Passes Bill to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2016 Congress Passes Bill to Fight Wildlife Trafficking WASHINGTON (September 21, 2016) – Congress has passed and sent to the
Green Groups to President Obama: Protect our Oceans and Climate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2016 Green Groups to President Obama: Protect our Oceans and Climate Washington, DC – Citing his recognition that “we’re going
Roadmap Released for a ‘Smart from the Start’ #CleanEnergy Future in California Desert
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2016 Media contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Roadmap Released for a ‘Smart from the Start’ #CleanEnergy Future in
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Disastrous Decision on Endangered Red Wolves
Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (September 12, 2016) –The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced today that it intends to remove from private
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