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Gray Wolf in the Snow
Denver, CO

Colorado Announces No Wolf Release This Winter

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced today that it will not be translocating additional gray wolves this winter season, and will instead begin to plan for
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Sierra Weaver , VP of conservation law
WASHNGTON, DC

Defenders of Wildlife Announces Sierra Weaver as New Vice President of Conservation Law

Defenders of Wildlife is proud to announce Sierra Weaver as its new vice president of conservation law and director of the Biodiversity Law Center.
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Washington, DC

Colorado Releases Wolverine Reintroduction Plan, Defenders Stands Ready to Support

Colorado Parks and Wildlife today released a landmark plan to reintroduce wolverines to the state’s high country regions, some of the best remaining habitat in

Press Releases

Seven Years of Success Protecting 30,000 Sheep in Idaho’s Wolf Territory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 10, 2014 Contact: Suzanne Stone: sstone@defenders.org; (208) 861-4655 Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org (202) 772-0288 Seven Years of Success Protecting 30,000 Sheep

Toxic Mining Contaminants Threaten People and Wildlife in Arizona

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org, Wendy Russell, 520.477.2308, Wendy@PatagoniaAlliance.org Toxic Mining Contaminants Threaten People and Wildlife in Arizona TUCSON

Federal Funding for Non-lethal Wolf Management Provides Best Tools to Manage Wolves

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 26, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife; mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Federal Funding for Non-lethal Wolf Management Provides Best Tools

Obama Administration Announces Expansion of National Monument in Pacific

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202-772-0253, csexton@defenders.org Obama Administration Announces Major Expansion of Marine National Monument in Pacific Expanded Monument in

Victory for Wolves in Wyoming

Federal Judge Reinstates Federal Protections Statewide WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming were reinstated today after a judge invalidated the U.S
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