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Court Victory for Florida Wetlands Protection
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled today that permits to build in wetlands should stay in the hands of
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Sec. of Defense Invokes False “National Security” Rationale to Eviscerate Endangered Species Act Protections for Wildlife in the Gulf
In a litigation filing yesterday in federal district court, the Trump administration publicly admitted for the first time that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum scheduled a snap meeting of the Endangered Species Committee (the “God Squad”) for March 31 at the request of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
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Lawsuit Filed Over Trump Administration Abandonment of Sage-Grouse Protections
Montana Wildlife Federation, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Wilderness Society today sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over its abandonment of critical protections for
Press Releases
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
New analysis dispels myths about the Endangered Species Act, but raises other questions about how federal agencies have implemented the law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, mgade@defenders.org (202)772-0288 Date: Dec 14, 2015 New analysis dispels myths about the Endangered Species Act, but raises other questions
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Draft Regulations to Prevent Avoidable Damage from Non-Federal Oil and Gas Drilling on National Wildlife Refuges
Reporter contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (December 10, 2015)– Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) issued long-awaited draft rules for regulating
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delists Delmarva fox squirrel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2015 Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Washington – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has delisted the Delmarva fox squirrel
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