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Florida Panther
WASHINGTON, D.C.

In a Gift to Industry, The Trump Administration Eliminates Protections for Threatened Species and Essential Habitat

In a devastating blow to wildlife, the Trump administration today finalized rollbacks of two regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act that will hamstring the protection and recovery of endangered and threatened species.
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Diseases that spread in shared spaces can have massive impacts on mammal species and have the potential to kill entire litters of wolf pups.
Raleigh, N.C.

More Red Wolf Pups Shows Promising Growth for Critically Endangered Canid

The Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina confirmed the birth of four wild litters of Red Wolf pups in eastern North Carolina, home to the only population of wild Red Wolves in the world.
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Two North Atlantic right whales swimming alongside one another in the ocean
Washington, DC

Defenders Calls Foul on Latest Bill Seeking to Delay Protections for the Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale

Defenders of Wildlife condemns HR 9436, which would delay right whale protections until 2035, as entanglements push the species toward extinction.

Press Releases

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Grizzly bear

Wyoming Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Game and Fish Commission to Conduct Hunt of Threatened Grizzly Bears

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed a bill (SF 93) last Friday authorizing the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission (the Commission) to conduct an illegal grizzly bear hunt in Wyoming.
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Thu Pham
Washington, DC

Defenders of Wildlife Announces Thu Pham as Chief of Staff

Thu Pham has been named the Chief of Staff at Defenders of Wildlife, managing the day-to-day operations of the president’s office and helping to advance the president’s agenda and priorities.
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Scientists' Call to Action: The U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Threatens Biodiversity and Binational Conservation
Washington, DC

House Democrats Introduce Bills to Restore the Rule of Law and Protect Landowner Rights in Border Fight

House Democrats have introduced three bills to the Committee on Homeland Security that will protect the rights of homeowners along the border from eminent domain land seizure in the fight for border construction.
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Scientists' Call to Action: The U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Threatens Biodiversity and Binational Conservation
Washington, DC

Trump Declares National Emergency to Build Border Wall

"Border wall construction will have devastating consequences for wildlife and communities and we will continue to fight..."
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Scientists' Call to Action: The U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Threatens Biodiversity and Binational Conservation
Washington, DC

DHS Appropriations Bill includes Border Wall Construction Through National Wildlife Refuge

“We are grateful to congressional negotiators for exempting from destructive wall construction border areas of great importance to wildlife."
Senior Vice President, External Affairs
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Communications Specialist
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