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Louisiana Black Bear
Raleigh, N.C.

Defenders Receives Advocacy Organization of the Year Award

Defenders of Wildlife joined its partners in the Safe Passage coalition today to accept the Advocacy Organization of the Year Award at the 2026 Sweethearts
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Two North Atlantic Right Whales
Washington, D.C.

Defenders Raises Alarm Over Administration’s Proposal to Amend Rule Protecting North Atlantic Right Whales From Deadly Vessel Strikes

Defenders of Wildlife is devastated to learn that a three-year-old female North Atlantic right whale was found dead off Virginia on February 10, 2026. This
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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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Grizzly Bear in Alaska
Washington, DC

Trump Administration Proposes Extreme Predator Control in Alaska National Preserves

The Trump administration has proposed new regulations that roll back protections preventing extreme methods of killing predators and other wildlife in Alaska national preserves. National
Washington, DC

House Farm Bill Fails on Floor

House Farm Bill Fails on Floor The U.S. House of Representatives H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (the Farm Bill) failed on the
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Greater_Sage-Grouse_male
Washington, DC

House Interior Bill Hammers Imperiled Wildlife with Riders, Cuts

The House Appropriations Committee released a Fiscal Year 2019 Interior and Environment spending bill last night that is slated for markup in subcommittee at 5:30 p.m. this evening. The legislation cuts funding for a key Endangered Species Act program and contains several damaging anti-wildlife provisions that cast aside the importance of science in decision making, block citizen access to the courts and jeopardize years of collaborative wildlife conservation planning.
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Right Whale
Washington, DC

Defense Bill Threatens Marine Mammals and Endangered Species With Catastrophic Harm

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) marked up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which specifies the annual budget and expenditures of the U.S. Department

Idaho Fish and Game Commission Moves Forward with 2018 Grizzly Bear Hunting Season

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission is moving forward with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s (IDFG) proposal to open a hunting season for
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