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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condemns the rule, which mirrors a 2020 regulation promulgated by the first Trump administration that was later withdrawn and replaced in 2024.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
California Sea Otter Fund Renewed for Five More Years!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org; 202-772-0253 California Sea Otter Fund Renewed for Five More Years! Governor Brown signs bill to
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Introduces New Proposal for Protecting Manatees at Florida’s Three Sisters Springs
Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Introduces New Proposal for Protecting Manatees at Florida’s Three Sisters Springs WASHINGTON (August
Idaho Fish and Game Will Not Kill Wolves in Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness This Winter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August 5, 2015 Contact: Maggie Caldwell, Earthjustice, 415-217-2084, mcaldwell@earthjustice.org Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0288, mgade@defenders.org Ken Cole, Western Watersheds Project
New Report Shows Forest Service is Starved for Resources
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 New Report Shows Forest Service is Starved for Resources WASHINGTON— Today the U.S. Department
Roll Out the Welcome Mat For Wolves In California – They’re Back!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org Roll Out the Welcome Mat For Wolves In California – They’re Back! Department of
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