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sea otter eye contact, CA

Rooted in Resilience: Sea Otter Awareness Week Returns for its 24th Year

Sea Otter Awareness Week is sponsored and organized by Defenders of Wildlife, Sea Otter Savvy, California State Parks, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Elakha Alliance and The Marine Mammal Center. Learn more about sea otters during Sea Otter Awareness Week at upcoming in-person and virtual events in California and Oregon.
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Red Knot Flying
WASHINGTON, D.C.

On “Day Zero” for American Wildlife, Groups Across U.S. Denounce the Trump Administration's Attack on Endangered Species’ Habitat

Today, the Trump administration’s unprecedented move to strip imperiled species of protections for the places where they live went into effect.
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large brown bison standing with baby, red bull, mountain range in the background and grass in the forefront
Billings, MT

State of Montana Moves to Drop Yellowstone Bison Suit Ahead of NPS Analysis

The state of Montana today moved to dismiss its lawsuit over Yellowstone National Park’s science-based bison management plan.

Press Releases

Fish and Wildlife Service’s new proposed management rule to hamper recovery for Mexican gray wolves

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Fish and Wildlife Service’s new proposed management rule to hamper recovery for Mexican gray

Moran amendment to remove ban on sage-grouse listing under the Endangered Species Act fails

Rep. Moran sought to prevent anti-conservation rider to appropriations bill from becoming law Today Representative Jim Moran (D-VA) offered an amendment to strike a provision

Rep. Matt Cartwright Introduces SAFE Act in House of Representatives

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2014 Contact: Haley McKey, hmckey@defenders.org, 202-772-0247 Rep. Matt Cartwright Introduces SAFE Act in House of Representatives Bill would provide a

Defenders Report: Trouble for Sage-grouse in Wyoming

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Defenders Report: Trouble for Sage-grouse in Wyoming Wyoming sage-grouse strategy inadequate to protect the

House appropriations bill would cripple national conservation programs, sentence key species to extinction

Washington(July 9, 2014) –– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior, Environment and Related Agencies passed the 2015 appropriations bill for the
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