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prairie dog
Denver, CO

Prairie Dog Coalition Urges Colorado to End Recreational Prairie Dog Shooting on Public Lands

Defenders and partners at the Prairie Dog Coalition call on Colorado Parks and Wildlife to prohibit recreational shooting of prairie dogs on public lands.
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Stefan Ekernas
WASHINGTON, D.C.

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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brown bear
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

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condemns the rule, which mirrors a 2020 regulation promulgated by the first Trump administration that was later withdrawn and replaced in 2024.

Press Releases

Local Citizens Monitor Elusive Wildlife, Wolverines

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Date: April 27, 2016 Local Citizens Monitor Elusive Wildlife, Wolverines Free for use multi-media and b-roll clips

Court Settlement Provides Hope for Mexican Gray Wolves

NEWS RELEASE: April 26, 2016 Contacts: Rebecca Bowe, Earthjustice, 415-217-2093, rbowe@earthjustice.org Steve Parker, Endangered Wolf Center, 636-938-5900, sparker@endangeredwolfcenter.org Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575)

Conservation Groups Sue EPA over BayDelta Water Quality and Salmon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: Kimiko Martinez, Natural Resources Defense Council, 310-500-9505 or kmartinez@nrdc.org Gary Bobker, The Bay Institute, 415-272-6616 or bobker@bay.org Catalina Tresky, Defenders

Bill Banning Trade in Imperiled Wildlife in Colorado Passes State’s House

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org DENVER (Friday, April 22, 2016)– The Colorado House has passed an anti-wildlife trafficking bill that bans trade

Salmon, Steelhead, Orca in Jeopardy of Extinction by Oregon Floodplain Development

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife: (202)772-0288, mgade@defenders.org Date: April 14, 2016 Salmon, Steelhead, Orca in Jeopardy of Extinction by Oregon Floodplain
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