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Montana Wolf Management Plan Calls for Significant Reduction in Wolf Population
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks yesterday released its final gray wolf conservation and management plan, which calls for an up to 60% reduction in the
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Defenders Raises Alarm on So-Called 'Pet and Livestock Protection Act'
Defenders of Wildlife is sounding the alarm over the intentionally misleadingly-named Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025, which aims to prematurely delist gray wolves
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Defenders Responds to Illegal Poaching of Gray Wolf in Oregon
Defenders of Wildlife is deeply concerned by the news regarding the illegal killing of a breeding gray wolf male near Sisters, Oregon. Gray wolves are
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Removes Breeding Female from Grouse Flats Wolf Pack
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) today announced the removal of the adult breeding female wolf from the Grouse Flats pack in southeastern Washington in response to recent depredations.
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Defenders of Wildlife Statement on Governor Inslee's Letter on Washington Wolf Recovery
Statement by Quinn Read, Northwest Program Director for Defenders of Wildlife, on Governor Jay Inslee’s letter to the Department of Fish and Wildlife for changes to the wolf recovery program in Washington state
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Attack on Endangered Species Act
Environmental and animal protection groups today sued the Trump administration over its new regulations that dramatically weaken the Endangered Species Act. Earthjustice filed the lawsuit on behalf of Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Parks Conservation Association, WildEarth Guardians, and the Humane Society of the United States.
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Lethally Removes Remaining Wolves and Pups from Old Profanity Territory Pack
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) killed the remaining wolves and pups from the Old Profanity Territory (OPT) pack over the weekend, under an authorization that allows lethal removal of the full pack.
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Lethally Removes 3 Wolves from Old Profanity Territory Pack
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced Tuesday that it killed three wolves from the Old Profanity Territory (OPT) pack, under an authorization that allows lethal removal of the full pack.
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