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Black-Footed Ferret Poking its Head Out
Washington, D.C.

Congress Urged to Fully Fund U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Restore Workforce

The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and more than 150 conservation groups today urged Congress to significantly increase the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s budget for endangered species conservation from $299 million to $870 million.
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TUSCON, ARIZONA

¡Que vivan los lobos!

Conservationists are celebrating the historic translocation of two families of Mexican gray wolves in Durango, Mexico, almost 50 years after the last wolves were removed
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Beaver in grand teton
Washington, D.C.

Defenders Denounces Administration's Alarming Proposed Budget Cuts to Wildlife Conservation

Defenders of Wildlife today condemned the Trump administration’s reckless FY27 budget proposal that calls on Congress to slash critical funding vital to wildlife conservation.

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Berryessa Snow Mountain is Newest Designated National Monument

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202-772-0288 Berryessa Snow Mountain is Newest Designated National Monument California’s majestic mountain region now permanently protected

House Clearcut Bill Slashes Forests and Guts Environmental Laws

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: July 9, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade, gmade@defenders.org, (202) 772-0288 House Clearcut Bill Slashes Forests and Guts Environmental Laws WASHINGTON— Today the

New National Poll Finds 90 Percent of American Voters Support the Endangered Species Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2015 Defenders of Wildlife: Melanie Gade – (202) 772-0288; mgade@defenders.org Earthjustice: Liz Judge – (415) 217-2007- ljudge@earthjustice.org New National Poll

Fish and Wildlife Service Passively Monitors Red Wolves’ Continued Decline

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade, mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Fish and Wildlife Service Passively Monitors Red Wolves’ Continued Decline Chapel Hill, N.C

Bill is death sentence for Mexican gray wolves

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Bill is death sentence for Mexican gray wolves Congressmen Pearce and Gosar introduce legislation
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