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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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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condemns the rule, which mirrors a 2020 regulation promulgated by the first Trump administration that was later withdrawn and replaced in 2024.
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BLM Prepares Illegal Move to Open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas, a Dangerous Precedent for Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is calling on BLM to withdrawal an unprecedented proposal to open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in Utah to new oil and gas leasing.
Press Releases
Conservationists Criticize Precedent Setting State Wolf Delisting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2015 Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0288 Conservationists Criticize Precedent Setting State Wolf Delisting SALEM, Ore. – Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife Hails President Obama’s Rejection of the Keystone Pipeline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 2015 Contact: Catalina Tresky: ctresky@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0253 Defenders of Wildlife Hails President Obama’s Rejection of the Keystone Pipeline WASHINGTON
Trans-Pacific Partnership Falls Short for Wildlife
Press Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Washington (November 5, 2015)– The New Zealand government has released the details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a massive trade
25 Senators, Led by Booker and Boxer, Tell Administration to “Veto Extinction”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org (202) 772-0288 25 Senators, Led by Booker and Boxer, Tell Administration to “Veto Extinction” WASHINGTON
The Obama Administration, Department of Interior Reinforce Conservation in Agency Decision-Making
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 3, 2015 Contact: Catalina Tresky: ctresky@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0253 The Obama Administration, Department of Interior Reinforce Conservation in Agency Decision-Making WASHINGTON
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