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House Interior Bill Attacks Crucial Protections for Imperiled Wildlife and Public Lands
Defenders of Wildlife today slammed the House Appropriations Committee’s proposed Interior and Environment spending bill for Fiscal Year 2027, which includes numerous damaging policy riders intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act and undermine protections for individual species.
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Defenders Backs Colorado, Calls on Federal Government to Push Onward with Gray Wolf Reintroduction
Defenders of Wildlife sent a comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today in response to a public request for information, urging continued
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Defenders of Wildlife Announces Mike Leahy as New Vice President of Government Relations
Defenders of Wildlife is pleased to announce Mike Leahy as its new Vice President of Government Relations.
Press Releases
New Rule Conserves Carnivores on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska
Jennifer Witherspoon (202) 772-0269 jwitherspoon@defenders.org New Rule Conserves Carnivores on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska WASHINGTON (August 3, 2016) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife Praises New Guidance to Help Agencies Account for Climate Change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Saylor, Vice President for Communications choffman@defenders.org; (202)772-3255 Defenders of Wildlife Praises New Guidance to Help Agencies Account for Climate Change
Defenders of Wildlife Praises US-Mexico Agreement on Protections for the Vaquita Porpoise
Jennifer Witherspoon 202-772-0269 jwitherspoon@defenders.org Defenders of Wildlife Praises US-Mexico Agreement on Protections for the Vaquita Porpoise; Calls for New Partnership with China to End Illegal
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Review Imperiled Status of Lesser Prairie Chicken
Defenders of Wildlife Calls for an Endangered Listing for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Witherspoon, 202.772.0269, jwitherspoon@defenders.org WASHINGTON (July 19, 2016) –
Terrible Interior Budget Bill Filled with Extinction Riders Advances in House
Contact: Haley McKey hmckey@defenders.org 202-772-0247 Terrible Interior Budget Bill Filled with Extinction Riders Advances in House WASHINGTON (July 13, 2016) – Today, the U.S. House
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