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Bar-tailed Godwits in marsh in NPR-A
Washington, D.C.

Senate Vote Threatens Protections for Alaska’s Western Arctic

The Senate today approved a resolution utilizing the Congressional Review Act to rollback Biden-era protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. This misuse of the CRA
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Horshoe crabs
Dewey Beach, DE

Fisheries Commission Adopts Short-Term Protections for Delaware Bay Ecosystem

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today set a two-year pause on the bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, declining to adopt
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2021.11.26 - A small herd of caribou in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Alaska - Katrina Liebich-UWFWS.jpeg
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

DOI Trades Away Alaskan Refuges, Sells Out Public Lands

The Trump administration dealt a blow to the National Wildlife Refuge System by removing protections from the Arctic and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges. During what

Press Releases

Defenders Condemns Illegal Takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2016 Contact: Catalina Tresky: ctresky@defenders.org, (202) 772-0253 Defenders Condemns Illegal Takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge WASHINGTON – On Saturday

Governor’s plan for Yellowstone bison management breaks gridlock

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 23, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org ; 202-772-0288 Governor’s Plan for Yellowstone Bison Management Breaks Gridlock BOZEMAN. Mont. –This week, Governor

Victory for wildlife: Congress strikes an Omnibus funding deal free of catastrophic Anti-Endangered Species Act riders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Victory for wildlife: Congress strikes an omnibus funding deal free of catastrophic anti-Endangered Species Act riders WASHINGTON

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launches closed door series of Mexican gray wolf recovery workshops

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2015 Contact: Catalina Tresky: ctresky@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0253 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service launches closed door series of Mexican gray

Nations strike global climate change agreement in Paris

Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Washington (December 14, 2015) – After two weeks of negotiations, the 21 st Conference of Parties of the U.N. Framework
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