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Defenders of Wildlife Announces Sierra Weaver as New Vice President of Conservation Law
Defenders of Wildlife is proud to announce Sierra Weaver as its new vice president of conservation law and director of the Biodiversity Law Center.
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Colorado Releases Wolverine Reintroduction Plan, Defenders Stands Ready to Support
Colorado Parks and Wildlife today released a landmark plan to reintroduce wolverines to the state’s high country regions, some of the best remaining habitat in
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Court Urged to Uphold Ship Strike Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales
Conservation groups today filed a friend of the court brief expressing support for a federal vessel speed limit rule to protect critically endangered North Atlantic
Press Releases
Government Shutdown Puts Vital Conservation Work on Hold
Washington, DC (October 1, 2013)-The government shutdown brings to a screeching halt many vital programs and activities of federal natural resource agencies, such as the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces proposal to grant red knot birds threatened status
Washington, DC (September 27, 2013)— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today its proposal to list red knots, small migratory shorebirds, as threatened under
Surprise! Humans cause climate change
Washington, DC (September 27, 2013)—The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its 2013 report today, which found, with an unprecedented 95 percent
Another canid found dead in New Mexico
Likely that imperiled lobos have lost another member of the pack NEW MEXICO (September 26, 2013) – It appears that tragedy has struck America’s imperiled
Population report shows lesser prairie-chicken numbers plummet by half
Precipitous decline in one year spells trouble for struggling species awaiting listing decision WASHINGTON (September 25, 2013) – The lesser prairie-chicken, one of the country’s
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