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Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation to Help Fund Sea Otter Conservation
Gov. Newsom signed into law the California Sea Otter Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. Defenders of Wildlife was the sole sponsor of the bill.
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California Legislature Sends Landmark Wildlife Coexistence Bill to Governor
The California state legislature today passed with bipartisan support a landmark bill to re-establish the statewide Wildlife Coexistence Program within the Department of Fish and Wildlife, which will better manage and reduce human-wildlife conflict through non-lethal and proactive strategies.
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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
Press Releases
Gray wolves get more time to recover
Feds delay national delisting proposal indefinitely WASHINGTON (May 21, 2013) – The Associated Press reported yesterday that an anticipated proposal from the U.S. Fish and
Feds release regional grizzly bear conservation strategy
Coexistence and connectivity remain top priorities to continue successful recovery MISSOULA, Mont. (May 3, 2013) – The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service released yesterday its
Pesticide Report Leaves Tough Questions Unanswered
National Academy of Sciences provides guidance to protect wildlife from harmful pesticides Report leaves budgetary, political challenges unresolved WASHINGTON (April 30, 2013) – The National
Mexican Gray Wolf Set to be Relisted as Endangered Subspecies
For Immediate Release Contact: Craig Miller 520-623-9653 Mexican Gray Wolf Set to be Relisted as Endangered Subspecies Feds Proposal will delist gray wolf population in
Feds to propose abandoning gray wolf recovery across most of the United States
Future of wolves in California, Pacific Northwest, Southern Rockies and Northeast would be in jeopardy WASHINGTON (April 26, 2013) – The Los Angeles Times reports
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