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New Red Wolf Pups Spark Celebration
The Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina has confirmed the birth of four wild litters of Red Wolf pups on the Albemarle Peninsula, home
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Defenders Celebrates as Mining Company Signals Intent to Leave Ash Meadows
A Canadian mining company with intent to mine lithium near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge appears to have walked away from the project. Defenders of
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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
Press Releases
Killing of Cecil the Lion Highlights Need for Further Lion Conservation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Date: July 30, 2015 Killing of Cecil the Lion Highlights Need for Further Lion Conservation WASHINGTON
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
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
Devastating and Reckless Drought Bill Passes through House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org; 202-772-0253 Devastating and Reckless Drought Bill Passes through House Latest drought legislation is water grab
Increased Wildlife Protections Secured for California Solar Flats Project in Monterey County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2015 Contact: Garrison Frost, Audubon California, (510) 601-1866, ext. 225, gfrost@audubon.org Greg Suba, California Native Plant Society, (916) 447-2677 Ileene
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