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Red Wolf pups cuddle together in a den
Raleigh, N.C.

New Red Wolf Pups Spark Celebration

The Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina has confirmed the birth of four wild litters of Red Wolf pups on the Albemarle Peninsula, home
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USFWS DevilsHolePupfish

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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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

Press Releases

New Report Highlights 10 Rare Species with No Room to Roam

Pallid Sturgeon, Florida Panther among Nation’s Most Isolated Wildlife FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 18, 2015) Contact: Haley McKey, hmckey@defenders.org, 202-772-0247 Washington– Fences, dams, roads, and

Conservation Groups Call for Veto of Extinction Riders

Letter Asks President Obama to Reject Attacks on the Endangered Species Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 17, 2015) Contact: Animal Welfare Institute: Amey Owen, 202-446-2128

Conservation Groups Take U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Court for Failures to Protect the World’s Only Wild Red Wolves

For Release: November 13, 2015 Contacts: Kathleen Sullivan, SELC, 919-945-7106 or ksullivan@selcnc.org Representing: AWI, Amey Owen, 202-446-2128 or amey@awionline.org Defenders of Wildlife, Melanie Gade, 202-772-0288

Defenders of Wildlife Cautiously Hails BLM’s Renewable Energy and Land Conservation Plan for the California Desert

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2015 Contact: Catalina Tresky: ctresky@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0253 Defenders of Wildlife Cautiously Hails BLM’s Renewable Energy and Land Conservation Plan

Conservationists Criticize Precedent Setting State Wolf Delisting

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2015 Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0288 Conservationists Criticize Precedent Setting State Wolf Delisting SALEM, Ore. – Defenders of Wildlife
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