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Defenders of Wildlife Applauds Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for Tightening Protections for Listed Species
Defenders of Wildlife welcomes today’s action by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to end open permitting for the capture of ESA-threatened marine species in Florida waters for public display and exhibition purposes.
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Legal Intervention Aims to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales From Deadly Ship Strikes
Conservation groups today filed a motion to intervene to help fight a lawsuit aimed at overturning a seasonal speed rule protecting North Atlantic right whales from deadly vessel strikes. The groups want to defend the rule against a lawsuit brought by a New York vessel owner fined for violating seasonal speed limits. The suit alleges that NOAA Fisheries lacked the statutory authority to issue the rule.
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Final Rescission of Public Lands Rule Reverses Modern Land Management, Threatens Wildlife Habitat
The Bureau of Land Management today announced a decision to roll back the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, commonly referred to as the Public Lands Rule. The policy modernized how BLM manages our national public lands and represented the critical incorporation of ecological resilience into management alongside traditional resource extraction.
Press Releases
Poll shows strong support for wolf recovery in Pacific Northwest
More than two-thirds in OR, WA, CA favor continued protections for wolves SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Sept. 18, 2013) – Most residents of California, Oregon and Washington
California State Senate Passes Groundbreaking Legislation to Require the Use of Non-Lead Ammunition in Hunting
AB 711, which will help eradicate a significant source of lead in environment, clears major legislative hurdle Sacramento (September 9, 2013)– Important legislation requiring the
DOW grants $25,000 to Montana to prevent grizzly bear conflicts
Defenders of Wildlife, Montana Livestock Loss Board double down on grizzly bear coexistence State takes over compensation payments, group invests in nonlethal conflict prevention MISSOULA
Poll Shows Residents of NM and AZ Overwhelmingly Support Restoration of Mexican Gray Wolves in the Wild
New genes, new populations, new recovery plan crucial to Mexican gray wolf survival TUCSON (September 4, 2013) – Vast majorities in both Arizona and New
FWS ignores wolf supporters in Colorado, Pacific Northwest
No public hearings on wolf delisting proposal in areas with prime habitat WASHINGTON (Sept. 4, 2013) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced
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