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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
Bill Banning Trade in Imperiled Wildlife in Colorado Passes State’s House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org DENVER (Friday, April 22, 2016)– The Colorado House has passed an anti-wildlife trafficking bill that bans trade
Salmon, Steelhead, Orca in Jeopardy of Extinction by Oregon Floodplain Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife: (202)772-0288, mgade@defenders.org Date: April 14, 2016 Salmon, Steelhead, Orca in Jeopardy of Extinction by Oregon Floodplain
Pacific fisher denied #ESA protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2016 Contact: Catalina Tresky; (202) 772-0253, ctresky@defenders.org PACIFIC FISHER DENIED #ESA PROTECTIONS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Determines Species Does
57 Groups, Municipalities Urge Ban on Rat Poisons in California Cities
For Immediate Release, April 5, 2016 Contact: Jonathan Evans, Center for Biological Diversity, (213) 598-1466 Lisa Owens-Viani, Raptors Are The Solution, (510) 292-5095 Courtney Fern
Court Agrees: Wolverines Need Federal Protection
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: April 4, 2016 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Court Agrees: Wolverines Need Federal Protection MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to
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