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2019.08.30 - Red Fox at Izembek Lagoon - Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Alaska - Lisa Hupp USFWS.jpg
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Defenders of Wildlife Challenges Interior’s Secretive Refuge and Wilderness Sellout on Alaskan Peninsula

Defenders of Wildlife today filed suit in federal district court to challenge Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s unlawful land exchange in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and
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Bar-tailed Godwits in marsh in NPR-A
Washington, D.C.

Senate Vote Threatens Protections for Alaska’s Western Arctic

The Senate today approved a resolution utilizing the Congressional Review Act to rollback Biden-era protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. This misuse of the CRA
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Horshoe crabs
Dewey Beach, DE

Fisheries Commission Adopts Short-Term Protections for Delaware Bay Ecosystem

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today set a two-year pause on the bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, declining to adopt

Press Releases

Washington Wildlife Agency Urged to Revoke Kill Order for Huckleberry Pack

For Immediate Release, August 22, 2014 Contacts: Amaroq Weiss, Center for Biological Diversity, (707) 779-9613 Mike Petersen, The Lands Council, (509) 209-2406 Suzanne Stone, Defenders

Endangered Species are New Focus in Legal Case against Kentucky’s Water Quality Protections, EPA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2014 Endangered Species are New Focus in Legal Case against Kentucky’s Water Quality Protections, EPA LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Today, a

Last 250-300 Wolverines in Lower-48 Denied Protection

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife: mgade@defenders.org; 202-772-0288 Last 250-300 Wolverines in Lower-48 Denied Protection WASHINGTON – The U.S

Defenders of Wildlife Opens New Northwest Office in Seattle

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August 11, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife: mgade@defenders.org; 202-772-0288 Defenders of Wildlife Opens New Northwest Office in Seattle: Longtime

Court Demands Long Term Plan for NC 12 on the Outer Banks

Appellate Court sends case back to district court for reconsideration CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Wednesday, August 6) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth
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