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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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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
Press Releases
Defenders of Wildlife Responds to Senate Confirmation of Scott Pruitt for EPA
Washington (February 17, 2017) – The U.S. Senate voted today to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. The following
House Voids Carnivore Protections on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 16, 2017 Contact: Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 16, 2017) –Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a
Senate Environment Committee Holds Hearing on ‘Modernizing’ the Endangered Species Act
Washington (Feb. 15, 2017) – The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held an oversight hearing today on the need for so-called “modernization”
INVITE: “Wolf Conservation in Colorado: Past, Present, and Future” Symposium, Featuring Live Wolves, Film Screening and Panel Discussion
EMBARGOED UNTIL 6:00 PM MT ON FEB. 15, 2017 Contact: Ryan Wilbur; (720) 943-0471; rwilbur@defenders.org Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org Delia Malone; Sierra Club
Pioneering Study Reveals Nonlethal Wolf Deterrents Effectively Protect Livestock Across Large Grazing Areas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org Suzanne Stone; (208) 861-4655; sstone@defenders.org After seven years of field research, Idaho's Wood River Wolf
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