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Sierra Weaver , VP of conservation law
WASHNGTON, DC

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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Close up of a wolverine with it's face in focus.
Washington, DC

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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right whale
Orlando, Fla.

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

Environmental groups call for expansion of Panther Refuge

Landowners make thousands of acres available Naples, Fla. (08/23/2010) - When the U.S. Department of the Interior comes to Orlando this Thursday as part of

Defenders shifts focus to wolf coexistence partnerships

As states take over compensation, Defenders devotes resources to working with ranchers Summary: New federal legislation supplants need for Defenders of Wildlife Wolf Compensation Trust

Court victory greets returning plovers

Judge upholds critical habitat designation for wintering shorebirds WASHINGTON (08/17/2010) - Summary: A federal judge today ruled in favor of designating critical habitat areas for

Federal protections restored for Northern Rockies’ wolves

Defenders wins lawsuit; future of wolf recovery still uncertain Summary: U.S. district court overturns Interior Secretary Salazar’s action that removed wolves in the Northern Rockies

Groups intervene to protect the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale

Lawsuit filed by the state of Alaska ignores science ANCHORAGE, Alaska (08/04/2010) - Seeking to uphold the federal protections necessary for the recovery of the
Senior Vice President, External Affairs
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Communications Specialist
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Communications Specialist
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