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Defenders Honors Representative Raúl Grijalva
Defenders of Wildlife President and CEO Andrew Bowman, issued the following statement honoring longtime wildlife and environmental ally Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) who passed away yesterday.
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Defenders Releases 2024 Conservation Report Card for 118th Congress
Defenders of Wildlife today released its 2024 Conservation Report Card for the 118th Congress assessing the commitment of U.S. senators and representatives to wildlife and
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Defenders Condemns Dangerous New Attempt to Gut Endangered Species Act
Defenders of Wildlife today condemned the continued assault on the Endangered Species Act by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee.
Press Releases
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Strips Federal Protections from Gray Wolves
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its final plan to delist the gray wolf from federal Endangered Species Act protections in the Lower
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McEachin Letter Urges FWS to Take Action to Save Critically Endangered American Red Wolf
Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) today announced his letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Aurelia Skipwith, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Regional Director Leopoldo Miranda urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to immediately take the action necessary to conserve the wild population of the critically endangered American Red Wolf.
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M-CORES Task Force Meetings End as Questions Loom for Wildlife
Last week, three Florida task forces established to consider the environmental and economic impacts of three massive new highway proposals —known as the Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance (M-CORES)—completed their final meetings. These proposed projects represent the largest highway expansion in Florida since the 1950s.
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U.S. Forest Service Takes an Ax to Roadless Rule Protections in Alaska
The U.S. Forest Service has released the record of decision for a regulation that will eliminate the national Roadless Area Conservation Rule on the Tongass
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Why Wolves Won’t Reintroduce Themselves in Colorado
In just a few days, Coloradans will choose whether or not to return gray wolves to Colorado. A simple yes or no answer by 4.1 million registered voters will determine the fate of Proposition 114 and if gray wolves will get a fresh start.
jcovey@defenders.org
