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BLM Oil and Gas Rule Rescission Threatens Wildlife Habitat — and American Pocketbooks
Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced a proposed rule to rescind the 2024 BLM Oil and Gas rule which will significantly roll back bonding requirements for oil and gas companies and reduce public comment periods for drilling applications.
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Defenders of Wildlife Unveils Seven-Story Message in Washington, D.C. Ahead of America 250
For nearly 80 years, Defenders of Wildlife has worked to protect and restore America’s wildlife at risk of extinction, advancing a vision of a future in which wildlife thrives, sustained by broad public support and a resilient network of healthy lands and waters.
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Mexican Gray Wolf Program Cuts Worsen as Arizona Puts Up New Barriers
The Arizona legislature yesterday passed a bill that would cut all resources to and end the transportation of Mexican gray wolf puppies into the state
Press Releases
Fish and Wildlife Service’s New Rule Hurts Recovery for Mexican Gray Wolves
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org Fish and Wildlife Service’s New Rule Hurts Recovery for Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves TUCSON—
Feds Agree to Protect More Habitat for East Coast’s Most Endangered Whales by 2016
BOSTON— A deadline for expanding critical habitat protections for the North Atlantic right whale — one of the world’s most endangered whales — has been
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Confirmed: Gray Wolf in the Grand Canyon
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today confirmed that the wolf-like animal seen near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon on the North Kaibab National Forest earlier this month is in fact a gray wolf. The wolf has been identified through DNA analysis of scat as a female gray wolf from the Rocky Mountains.
Wildlife Advocates Celebrate BLM’s denial of poorly-sited solar project near California’s Death Valley National Park
FOR IMMIDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton; 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org Wildlife Advocates Celebrate BLM’s denial of poorly-sited solar project near California’s Death Valley National
Wildlife Management Institute Releases New Report on Red Wolf Recovery Program
Washington(November 20, 2014)–The Wildlife Management Institute has released its report on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Red Wolf Recovery Program. The report found that
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