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Miles Ritter
Salem, OR

Oregon Approves Conservation Plans for Orcas

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted today to approve three Endangered Species Management Plans for Southern Resident Orcas, completing the listing process initiated by
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Raleigh, N.C.

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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Defenders of Wildlife to Challenge BLM’s First-ever Approval of Wolf Hunting Derby on Public Lands in Idaho

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Suzanne Stone: sstone@defenders.org; (208) 861-4655 Laird Lucas: llucas@advocateswest.org; (208) 342-7024 ext. 209 BOISE, Idaho – Defenders of Wildlife will ask the

Major Bison Relocation Makes Fort Peck Tribes Leaders in Bison Conservation

Poplar, Mont. – One hundred and thirty-eight wild Yellowstone bison, free of cattle genes, will reclaim their historic home on the Great Plains starting today

Settlement Reached on Protecting World’s Only Wild Red Wolves from Deadly Mistaken Identity in Five County Area

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina today indicated its approval of a settlement agreement between conservation nonprofits

Gunnison Sage-grouse Listed as Threatened under Endangered Species Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Gunnison Sage-grouse Listed as Threatened under Endangered Species Act Unique, imperiled sage-grouse will finally

Lawsuit Fights 38 Years of Delay in Recovering Southwest’s Mexican Gray Wolves

NEWS RELEASE: November 12, 2014 Contacts: Maggie Caldwell, Earthjustice, 415-217-2084, mcaldwell@earthjustice.org Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 313-7017 Maggie Howell, Wolf Conservation Center, 914-763-2373
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