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Prairie Dog Coalition Urges Colorado to End Recreational Prairie Dog Shooting on Public Lands
Defenders and partners at the Prairie Dog Coalition call on Colorado Parks and Wildlife to prohibit recreational shooting of prairie dogs on public lands.
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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condemns the rule, which mirrors a 2020 regulation promulgated by the first Trump administration that was later withdrawn and replaced in 2024.
Press Releases
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Matt Cartwright Introduce the SAFE Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2015 Contact: Haley McKey, hmckey@defenders.org, 202-772-0247 Legislation will provide needed climate adaptation guidance Washington –– Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and
House Interior Appropriations bill is riddled with harmful anti-environmental riders
WASHINGTON- (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)– The just-completed House Interior appropriations bill includes a number of anti-wildlife riders which attack the Endangered Species Act (ESA), weaken
Montana Begins Developing Blueprint for Bison Restoration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: June 11, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0288 Montana Begins Developing Blueprint for Bison Restoration HELENA, Mont. – Montana
Disastrous House Interior Appropriations Bill Attacks Protections for Gray Wolf, Sage Grouse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2015 Contact: Haley McKey, hmckey@defenders.org, 202-772-0247 Bill also blocks tougher restrictions on smuggled ivory and weakens habitat protections for bats
BLM Approves Massive Energy Project at Expense of Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org , 202-772-0253 BLM Approves Massive Energy Project at Expense of Environment Soda Mountain destructive, not
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