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Defenders Strongly Condemns House Budget Reconciliation Bill as Disastrous for Wildlife, Imperiled Species
Defenders of Wildlife today strongly condemns the budget reconciliation bill passed by the House as disastrous for American wildlife and imperiled species.
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Bison Receive Dual Listing, Bolstering Protections
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill today designating bison in Colorado as wildlife in addition to livestock, opening the species up to management by Colorado
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House Subcommittee Considers Bills to Reverse Course on Offshore Protections
The House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources is taking up legislation today that would prioritize oil and gas production over
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Documents Reveal Interior Department’s Secret Plan to Build Road through Wilderness Refuge
Public records obtained by Defenders of Wildlife pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request reveal that the Department of the Interior is planning a potentially illegal land exchange to remove wilderness wetlands in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska from federal public ownership for the construction of a controversial, damaging and unnecessary road.
Timeline of Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Regulatory Activities and Milestones
The dunes sagebrush lizard has a long history with attempts to be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Click on this link or the image
Bishop Bill Takes Aim at Antiquities Act
WASHINGTON – Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT 1) today submitted for markup H.R. 3990, a bill that threatens to dismantle the Antiquities Act, the 1906 law
ARCTIC REFUGE DRILLING ADVANCES IN CONGRESSIONAL BUDGETS
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives approved a Fiscal Year 2018 budget bill that advances drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Senate
Recovery Plan for California’s Giant Garter Snake Released
SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5, 2017) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released its long overdue final recovery plan for the giant garter snake
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