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Wave of Change in Midterm Results Brings Lifeline to Wildlife
A dramatic shift in the majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and in five gubernatorial elections sparks hope for America’s wildlife.
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New Defenders Report Analyzes Strengths and Gaps in Section 4(d) Protections for Threatened Species
Defenders of Wildlife today released a report assessing how federal wildlife agencies have applied section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act over the past decade.
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Defenders Presses Forward in Lawsuit Against ESA 4(d) Rescission
Defenders of Wildlife today filed an amended complaint challenging the Trump administration’s rescission of the Endangered Species Act’s blanket 4(d) rule with co-plaintiffs, the Center for Biological Diversity.
Press Releases
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Biden Administration Recommits to Tribal Treaties, Endangered Salmon Restoration
Defenders of Wildlife applauds the Biden administration for its release of a presidential memo calling for federal agencies to take swift action to restore salmon populations across the Columbia and Snake River Basin.
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Long-Awaited North Cascades Grizzly Plan Should Restore Threatened Population
Contacts: Caitlyn Burford caitlyn@npca.org, 541.371.6452 Andrea Wolf-Buck andrea@conservationnw.org, 510.295.3579 Nick Littman nick@mvcitizens.org, 509.997.0888 ext. 2. Jacqueline Covey jcovey@defenders.org Today, the National Park Service and U.S
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Beavers Can Help Aid Water and Wildlife Woes
Defenders of Wildlife and partners are undertaking a nearly 30-mile restoration project in two major tributaries of the Rio Grande to increase water flow for
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Defenders Thanks President Biden for Vetoing Unprecedented Congressional Attack on Endangered Species
Defenders of Wildlife thanks President Biden for exercising his veto power today on two pieces of legislation brought under the Congressional Review Act that would
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Defenders Supports Proposed Establishment of Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area in Southwest Florida
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today released a draft Land Protection Plan and Environmental Assessment for the proposed establishment of the Everglades to Gulf
jcovey@defenders.org
