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Lesser Prairie Chicken
Washington, D.C.

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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A flock of red-winged blackbirds fly over Lake Mattamuskeet
Chapel Hill, N.C.

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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L.P.C
Washington, D.C.

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

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As CA sea otter population declines, conservation fund falters

Defenders of Wildlife calls on late tax-filers to save the Sea Otter Fund, research Summary: According to the USGS’s spring survey of California sea otters

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
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