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Snowy Plover
Washington, D.C.

President Trump Rescinds Long Standing Executive Orders Designed to Conserve Wildlife and Federal Lands from Unmanaged Motorized Recreation

President Trump last Friday issued an Executive Order rescinding EOs 11644 and 11989 which guide the management of ATVs, dirt bikes, snowmobiles, jet skis and other off-road motorized vehicles on federal lands. President Trump also ordered federal agencies to rescind or revise regulations that implement the prior EOs.
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wolverine
Washington, D.C.

House Interior Bill Attacks Crucial Protections for Imperiled Wildlife and Public Lands

Defenders of Wildlife today slammed the House Appropriations Committee’s proposed Interior and Environment spending bill for Fiscal Year 2027, which includes numerous damaging policy riders intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act and undermine protections for individual species.
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Denver, CO

Defenders Backs Colorado, Calls on Federal Government to Push Onward with Gray Wolf Reintroduction

Defenders of Wildlife sent a comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today in response to a public request for information, urging continued

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Threatened Listing for Lesser Prairie Chicken Riddled with Disturbing Loopholes

Long overdue listing diminished by untested exemptions that undermine recovery Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0288, csexton@defenders.org WASHINGTON (March 27, 2014) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

“Wolf Control Board” Signed into Law: Green Lights Unsustainable Wolf Killing in Idaho

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2014 Contact: Nancy Gloman; NGloman@defenders.org; 202-281-9542 “Wolf Control Board” Signed into Law: Green Lights Unsustainable Wolf Killing in Idaho BOISE

Wolf Advocates Bring Strong Opposition to Tonight’s Idaho Fish and Game’s Hearing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2014 Contact: Suzanne Stone, Defenders of Wildlife; sstone@defenders.org; (208) 861-4655 BOISE, Idaho – This evening, wildlife and wilderness advocates from

Bi-partisan support for Secretary Jewell’s decision: No road through Izembek refuge

WASHINGTON (March 19, 2014) – Defenders of Wildlife Senior Vice President for Conservation Programs, Donald Barry, cosigned a bipartisan letter with three other former assistant

Montana Board of Livestock Takes No Action on Bison Tolerance Zone

Montana Board of Livestock Takes No Action on Bison Tolerance Zone: Decision keeps previous ban on expanding habitat intact and perpetuates conflict FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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