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Attacks on Critically Endangered Whales Continue in Subcommittee Spending Bill
Defenders of Wildlife condemns the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies spending bill before the Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee
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House Interior Appropriations Bill Contains Devastating Attacks on Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife strongly condemns the House Appropriations Committee’s proposed Interior and Environment spending bill for Fiscal Year 2026 which includes numerous poison pill policy
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Defenders Signs onto Letter Demanding Release of Female Mexican Gray Wolf
Thirty-six conservation groups representing millions of members and supporters from across the United States today sent a formal letter to the U.S. Department of the
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Defenders of Wildlife Statement on Suit to Block Gray Wolf Reintroduction
Defenders of Wildlife went to court today to defend Colorado's historic effort to reintroduce wolves to the state in a lawsuit filed by Gunnison County Stockgrowers’
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Defenders Calls on BLM to Keep 28 Million Acres Out of Future Extraction Activities
The Bureau of Land Management today released its draft review assessing whether to retain Public Land Orders protecting areas of land totaling the size of
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Conservationists Seek Federal Protection for the Mohave Ground Squirrel
A petition to list the Mohave ground squirrel as threatened and to designate critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act was submitted today to the
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Defenders of Wildlife Calls for Natural Dispersal of Mexican Gray Wolf
Defenders of Wildlife today voiced deep concern regarding the capture of a female Mexican gray wolf, known locally as Asha, who has repeatedly shown a
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Conservation Groups Applaud Sen. Merkley for Resolution Calling for a National Biodiversity Strategy
As the United States faces escalating impacts from the joint biodiversity and climate crises, leading conservation groups including Defenders of Wildlife, the Endangered Species Coalition
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