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Bison in field
Billings, Mont.

Defenders Stands Against Rejection of Bison Grazing Lands

Defenders of Wildlife is joining conservation group American Prairie in protesting a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management to revoke a decision allowing bison
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Mother and baby sperm whale swimming just below the surface.
Washington, DC

Defenders Hails Bill Promising Tools to Protect Whales

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced the Whale CHARTS (Conservation Habitat Analysis, Research, and Technical Strategies) Act that proposes new tools to
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Gray Wolf in the Snow
Denver, CO

Colorado Announces No Wolf Release This Winter

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced today that it will not be translocating additional gray wolves this winter season, and will instead begin to plan for

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Right Whale
Washington, DC

House Introduces the SAVE Right Whales Act

The legislation would support the recovery of the critically imperiled North Atlantic right whale.
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A 72 pound female wolf of the Minam Pack, after being radio-collared on June 3, 2014
Washington, DC

Fish and Wildlife Service Moves to Delist Wolves

Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will soon propose a rule to delist the gray wolf in the Lower 48 states and return management to the states.
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Hill Country State Natural Area in Bandera County
Washington, DC

Interactive Story Map Details Border Wall Impacts to Lower Rio Grande Valley

Defenders launched a new interactive story map which details how border wall construction would impact the people, places and wildlife of the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.
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Crater Lake OR

State of Utah Petitions Feds to Eliminate Roadless Protections, Paving the Way for More Development on Pristine National Forest Lands

The State of Utah formally petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture late yesterday to eliminate and reduce protections for pristine areas within Utah’s national forests
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Defenders of Wildlife Logo
Washington, DC

New Analysis Released on Illegal Wildlife Shipments from Latin America Seized in the U.S.

Defenders of Wildlife has released an updated analysis of illegal wildlife shipments from Latin America seized in the United States from 2007-2017. Ten years of
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