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Defenders Joins Recreation, Conservation Groups to Unite Against Forest Service Travel Rule Rollback
The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a process to significantly revise its Travel Management Rule, which guides where motorized vehicles are and are not allowed on almost 200 million acres of national forests and grasslands
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BLM Proposal Puts Wildlife and Public Lands at Risk, Sends Taxpayers the Bill
Defenders of Wildlife and coalition partners oppose BLM's proposed Oil & Gas Rule that will harm wildlife, weaken bonding requirements and limit public input.
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Administration Continues Assault on National Forests, Moves to Gut Rule Managing Off-Road Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced its intention to revise the Travel Management Rule governing motorized vehicle use on almost 200 million acres of federal lands.
Press Releases
New Report Highlights Ten American Species Our Children May Never See
Washington, D.C. – Our children are less likely to see monarch butterflies, bumble bees, and a host of other once-common wildlife species due to farm
Lawsuit Launched to Restore Endangered Species Protections to Arizona’s Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
For Immediate Release September 22, 2014 Contacts: Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495 Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0253, csexton@defenders.org Lawsuit Launched
Senators Portman and Brown Champion Bi-partisan Conservation in Senate by Honoring Passenger Pigeon Extinction Anniversary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 19, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade; mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Senators Portman and Brown Champion Bi-partisan Conservation in Senate by Honoring Passenger Pigeon
Blaine County Says No More Wolf Killing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 16, 2014 Contact: Suzanne Stone: sstone@defenders.org; (208) 861-4655 Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org (202) 772-0288 Blaine County Says No More Wolf Killing
Sharks and Mantas Gain Needed Protections Under CITES
New International Trade Regulations In Effect WASHINGTON – Five species of sharks and two manta ray species will officially be listed today, as a result
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