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ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

Defenders Signs onto Letter Demanding Release of Female Mexican Gray Wolf

Thirty-six conservation groups representing millions of members and supporters from across the United States today sent a formal letter to the U.S. Department of the
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Washington, DC

New Bill Would Gut Marine Mammal Protections

Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK) introduced a draft bill today that would eviscerate the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the sole federal law protecting marine mammals in
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Mojave Desert Tortoise
Washington, D.C.

Trump Administration Guts Public Comments for Federal Projects

The Trump administration has gutted the National Environmental Policy Act by restricting the public’s ability to participate in government decision-making and understand how our tax dollars are being spent.

Press Releases

California Sea Otter Fund Renewed for Five More Years!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org; 202-772-0253 California Sea Otter Fund Renewed for Five More Years! Governor Brown signs bill to

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Introduces New Proposal for Protecting Manatees at Florida’s Three Sisters Springs

Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Introduces New Proposal for Protecting Manatees at Florida’s Three Sisters Springs WASHINGTON (August

Idaho Fish and Game Will Not Kill Wolves in Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness This Winter

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August 5, 2015 Contact: Maggie Caldwell, Earthjustice, 415-217-2084, mcaldwell@earthjustice.org Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0288, mgade@defenders.org Ken Cole, Western Watersheds Project

New Report Shows Forest Service is Starved for Resources

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 New Report Shows Forest Service is Starved for Resources WASHINGTON— Today the U.S. Department

Roll Out the Welcome Mat For Wolves In California – They’re Back!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org Roll Out the Welcome Mat For Wolves In California – They’re Back! Department of
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