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Defenders of Wildlife Welcomes Stefan Ekernas as New Vice President of Species Conservation & Coexistence
Defenders of Wildlife is proud to announce Stephan Ekernas as its new Vice President of Species Conservation and Coexistence, where he will oversee Defenders’ field conservation programs.
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Trump Administration Opens Door to Bear Baiting, Den Hunting in Alaska Preserves
The National Park Service finalized a regulation that abdicates the agency's responsibility to manage wildlife in Alaska's national preserves, deferring instead to state regulations. Defenders of Wildlife condemns the rule, which mirrors a 2020 regulation promulgated by the first Trump administration that was later withdrawn and replaced in 2024.
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BLM Prepares Illegal Move to Open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas, a Dangerous Precedent for Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is calling on BLM to withdrawal an unprecedented proposal to open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in Utah to new oil and gas leasing.
Press Releases
Planning 2.0: New Planning Rule Released for National System of Public Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Planning 2.0: New Planning Rule Released for National System of Public Lands WASHINGTON (December
Imperiled Birds Face Multiple Threats, From Climate Change to Fossil Fuel Extraction
For Immediate Release, November 29, 2016 Contacts: Bethany Cotton, WildEarth Guardians, (406) 414-7227, bcotton@wildearthguardians.org Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495, ngreenwald@biologicaldiversity.org Jason Rylander
Rule Updates Inadequate Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations on National Wildlife Refuges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Jennifer Witherspoon, (202) 772-0269 or jwitherspoon@defenders.org Rule Updates Inadequate Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations on National Wildlife Refuges WASHINGTON (November
New Regulation to Guide Renewable Energy Development on Public Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org New Regulation to Guide Renewable Energy Development on Public Lands WASHINGTON (November 10, 2016)
Donald Trump’s presidential election; conservation opportunities and challenges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Witherspoon, jwitherspoon@defenders.org; 202.772.0269 Following is a statement from the Former president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife, Jamie Rappaport Clark
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