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NPS Land Swaps and Visitor Plan Open the Door to Devastating Impacts at Cumberland Island
In advance of a public hearing on proposed land exchanges on Cumberland Island National Seashore, Defenders of Wildlife called on the National Park Service to remedy a host of management issues facing one of the largest undeveloped barrier islands on the East Coast.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Memo Underscores Trump Administration’s All-Fronts War on Wildlife
Brian Nesvik, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, issued a memorandum explaining to FWS staff that the Endangered Species Act’s prohibition on unauthorized “take” applies only to affirmative acts intentionally and purposefully directed at a particular animal. This follows the Trump administration’s rescission of the regulatory definitions of “harm” under the ESA, which took effect this week.
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Court Rules Habitat Must Be Protected After FWS Attempts to Waive Protections for Less Than 40 Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Defenders of Wildlife earned a significant victory for the Endangered Species Act today when a federal district court found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to not designate critical habitat for the endangered Sierra Nevada red fox was a violation of the law.
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The House of Representatives passes the CLEAR Act, taking a landmark step toward fixing our broken offshore drilling system
Summary: The U.S. House of Representatives today voted to pass H.R. 3534, the CLEAR Act, in response to the ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf
PARC Project finds three potential new frog species
Many more species could be lost to deadly fungus unless quick action is taken Summary: Three new frog species found by researchers in Panama Rescue
Defenders of Wildlife mourns the loss of climate scientist, Dr. Stephen Schneider
Statement on the passing of Dr. Stephen Schneider Summary: The following is a statement by Jamie Rappaport Clark, executive vice president for Defenders of Wildlife
Panoche Valley Solar Farm threatens California's heartland
Defenders of Wildlife says the project is a good idea but sited in the wrong place HOLLISTER, Cailf. (07/22/2010) - Some of central California’s most
Federal court halts oil and gas activities under Chukchi Sea lease sale
Need for further analysis of missing information tops reasons for halt Juneau, Alaska (07/21/2010) - A federal court Wednesday afternoon ordered all activities under Lease
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