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President Trump Rescinds Long Standing Executive Orders Designed to Conserve Wildlife and Federal Lands from Unmanaged Motorized Recreation
President Trump last Friday issued an Executive Order rescinding EOs 11644 and 11989 which guide the management of ATVs, dirt bikes, snowmobiles, jet skis and other off-road motorized vehicles on federal lands. President Trump also ordered federal agencies to rescind or revise regulations that implement the prior EOs.
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House Interior Bill Attacks Crucial Protections for Imperiled Wildlife and Public Lands
Defenders of Wildlife today slammed the House Appropriations Committee’s proposed Interior and Environment spending bill for Fiscal Year 2027, which includes numerous damaging policy riders intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act and undermine protections for individual species.
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Defenders Backs Colorado, Calls on Federal Government to Push Onward with Gray Wolf Reintroduction
Defenders of Wildlife sent a comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today in response to a public request for information, urging continued
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Annual Mexican Wolf Count Emphasizes Need for Continued Recovery Efforts
Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released the official Mexican gray wolf population count for November 2018 through January 2019. According to the
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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Releases Annual Wolf Report
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) released its annual wolf report today. The reported counts include 137 individual wolves, 16 packs (four or
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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Releases Annual Wolf Report
“Defenders of Wildlife is encouraged by another year of steady and modest growth in Oregon’s wolf population. But wolves in Oregon are still very much in recovery."
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Annual Mexican Wolf Count Emphasizes Need for Continued Recovery Efforts
USFWS released the official Mexican gray wolf population count for November 2018 through January 2019.
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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Releases Annual Wolf Report
The annual wolf count showed an increase of four individual wolves, five recognized packs, and one breeding pair from the previous year in Washington.
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