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Miles Ritter
Salem, OR

Oregon Approves Conservation Plans for Orcas

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted today to approve three Endangered Species Management Plans for Southern Resident Orcas, completing the listing process initiated by
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Raleigh, N.C.

New Red Wolf Pups Spark Celebration

The Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina has confirmed the birth of four wild litters of Red Wolf pups on the Albemarle Peninsula, home
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Defenders Celebrates as Mining Company Signals Intent to Leave Ash Meadows

A Canadian mining company with intent to mine lithium near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge appears to have walked away from the project. Defenders of

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Terrible Interior Budget Bill Filled with Extinction Riders Advances in House

Contact: Haley McKey hmckey@defenders.org 202-772-0247 Terrible Interior Budget Bill Filled with Extinction Riders Advances in House WASHINGTON (July 13, 2016) ­– Today, the U.S. House

North Carolina State Legislative Committee Calls for Killing Red Wolf Recovery Program

Fewer than 50 Red Wolves remain in the wild Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org RALEIGH, N.C. (Thursday, June 23, 2016)– The House Natural Resources Committee

House Committee on Appropriations Doubles Down with More Attacks on #ESA, #Wildlife

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (June 15, 2016)­– The House Appropriations Committee has marked up the FY 2017 bill to fund

Senate Subcommittee Appropriations Bill full of Anti-Wildlife Poison Pill Riders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247 Email: hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (June 14, 2016) – Today, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies

Court Grants the State of New Mexico Preliminary Injunction on Mexican Gray Wolf Releases

June 10, 2016 Contact: Catalina Tresky (202) 772-0253, ctresky@defenders.org Court Grants the State of New Mexico Preliminary Injunction on Mexican Gray Wolf Releases United States
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