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Defenders of Wildlife Partners with Rep. Don Beyer on Monumental Corridors Act
Defenders of Wildlife today celebrated the introduction of the Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026, a landmark bill that would establish a national framework for identifying, designating and protecting wildlife corridors across the country.
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House Leadership Pulls Historic Vote Following Intense Public Pressure
The GOP Leadership in the House of Representatives today pulled its scheduled vote on Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) ESA Amendments Act of 2025 — more aptly called the Extinction Act.
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House to Vote on Gutting Bedrock Endangered Species Act
As the nation celebrates Earth Day this week, the House of Representatives will cast an historic vote on a bill to eviscerate the Endangered Species Act, which was enacted more than 50 years ago to protect America’s wildlife from extinction.
Press Releases
Record of Decision Falls Short on Old-Growth Logging in Tongass National Forest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Record of Decision Falls Short on Old-Growth Logging in Tongass National Forest ANCHORAGE, Alaska
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE CONDEMNS EPA NOMINATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2016 MEDIA CONTACTS: Jennifer Witherspoon: Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0269, jwitherspoon@defenders.org DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE CONDEMNS EPA NOMINATION WASHINGTON (December 7
National Wildlife Corridor Legislation Introduced in House
Contact: Susan Holmes, Wildlands Network, susan@wildlandsnetwork.org, 202-329-1553 cell Leda Huta, Endangered Species Coalition - lhuta@endangered.org, 202-320-6467 Jennifer Witherspoon, Defenders of Wildlife, jwitherspoon@defenders.org, 202-772-0369 National Wildlife
California Releases Final Conservation Plan for Gray Wolves
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org California Releases Final Conservation Plan for Gray Wolves SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December, 7 2016) –
RIDER THREATENS FLINT FUNDING, CA BAY DELTA AND WILDLIFE
WASHINGTON (Dec. 5, 2016) – Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) inserted anti-environmental language into the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bill
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