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Florida Panther
WASHINGTON, D.C.

In a Gift to Industry, The Trump Administration Eliminates Protections for Threatened Species and Essential Habitat

In a devastating blow to wildlife, the Trump administration today finalized rollbacks of two regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act that will hamstring the protection and recovery of endangered and threatened species.
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Diseases that spread in shared spaces can have massive impacts on mammal species and have the potential to kill entire litters of wolf pups.
Raleigh, N.C.

More Red Wolf Pups Shows Promising Growth for Critically Endangered Canid

The Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina confirmed the birth of four wild litters of Red Wolf pups in eastern North Carolina, home to the only population of wild Red Wolves in the world.
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Two North Atlantic right whales swimming alongside one another in the ocean
Washington, DC

Defenders Calls Foul on Latest Bill Seeking to Delay Protections for the Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale

Defenders of Wildlife condemns HR 9436, which would delay right whale protections until 2035, as entanglements push the species toward extinction.

Press Releases

Conservationists Take Aim at Flawed New Rule on Mexican Gray Wolf Management

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0253, csexton@defenders.org Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 313-7017, michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org Heidi
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Gray wolf yellowstone Lamar valley
Gardner, MT

Twentieth Anniversary of Wolf Reintroduction in Yellowstone: Original Wolf Team Gathers to Celebrate Success

Conservationists, wildlife biologists and National Park employees – all members of the original team that helped reintroduce gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park twenty years ago – today returned to the park to celebrate one of this country’s greatest wildlife conservation success stories.

New Poll Shows Strong Support for Bison Restoration in Montana

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade; mgade@defenders.org (202) 772-0288 New Poll Shows Strong Support for Bison Restoration in Montana HELENA, Mont. –

Reward Increased to $20,000 in Killing of Endangered Wolf in Washington

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 23, 2014 Contacts: Amaroq Weiss, Center for Biological Diversity, (707) 779-9613 Jasmine Minbashian, Conservation Northwest, (360) 319-3111 Shawn Cantrell, Defenders

Tens of Thousands Voice Support for Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Add to Groundswell of Public Demand to Protect the Area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2014 Contact: Virginia Cramer, Sierra Club, 804-225-9113 x 1002, Virginia.cramer@sierraclub.org Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0253, csexton@defenders.org Charlotte Orr, Tuleyome
Senior Vice President, External Affairs
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(202) 772-3244
Communications Director
mdewane@defenders.org
(202) 772-0217
Communications Specialist
jcovey@defenders.org
Communications Specialist
kirby@defenders.org
(202) 772-3268
Communications Specialist
estern@defenders.org
202-772-0243