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FWS Withdraws Land Protection Plan Threatening Endangered Species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is withdrawing the final Land Protection Plan for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, which established an
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Bird Sanctuary Protected from Planned Toxic Chemical Experiment
A federal court ruled in favor of Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club in a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center challenging the
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Bill Targeting Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Undermines Public Land Management
The House Natural Resources Committee is set to take up a bill on Wednesday targeting the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, the oldest refuge in Texas
Press Releases
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
Defenders reacts to NOAA report on Gulf oil disaster
"Dispersed" does not mean gone Summary: A NOAA report released today claims much of the oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s Macondo
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