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Washington, D.C.

July 30, 2025

FWS Withdraws Land Protection Plan Threatening Endangered Species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is withdrawing the final Land Protection Plan for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, which established an

A flock of red-winged blackbirds fly over Lake Mattamuskeet

Chapel Hill, N.C.

July 23, 2025

Bird Sanctuary Protected from Planned Toxic Chemical Experiment

A federal court ruled in favor of Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club in a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center challenging the

Washington, D.C.

July 21, 2025

Bill Targeting Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Undermines Public Land Management

The House Natural Resources Committee is set to take up a bill on Wednesday targeting the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, the oldest refuge in Texas

Press Releases

July 25, 2015

Obama Administration Releases New Proposal to Crack Down on Illegal Ivory Trafficking

Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Washington (July 25, 2015)– Today in Kenya President Obama announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will propose

July 23, 2015

Defenders of Wildlife Praises Washington Wildlife Agency For Prioritizing Nonlethal Wolf Management in Dealing with the Dirty Shirt Pack

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Date: July 22, 2015 Defenders of Wildlife Praises Washington Wildlife Agency For Prioritizing Nonlethal Wolf Management

July 16, 2015