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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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gray wolf laying in snow looking at the camera
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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New lease sale ignores BP Deepwater Horizon disaster

Groups challenge Lease Sale 218 citing no lessons learned from Gulf disaster ATLANTA, Ga. (12/13/2011) - The federal government ignored the impact of BP’s 200

Historic decision to return genetically pure bison to tribes paves way for conservation

Montana wildlife commission approves transfer of 68 Yellowstone bison to Fort Peck and Fort Belknap Reservations HELENA, Mont. (12/09/2011) - Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Obama administration to broaden sage grouse conservation efforts

Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management to update land-use plans with sage grouse protections Summary: The Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service will update

Washington Wildlife Commission Approves Wolf Recovery Plan

State will manage for long-term, sustainable wolf population OLYMPIA, Wash. (12/05/2011) - The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the state’s final wolf recovery plan

Endangered woodland caribou win critical habitat

USFWS protects more than 375,000 acres in Idaho and Washington for at-risk species PRIEST LAKE, Idaho (11/29/2011) - Endangered woodland caribou will be protected across
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