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Sierra Weaver , VP of conservation law
WASHNGTON, DC

Defenders of Wildlife Announces Sierra Weaver as New Vice President of Conservation Law

Defenders of Wildlife is proud to announce Sierra Weaver as its new vice president of conservation law and director of the Biodiversity Law Center.
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Close up of a wolverine with it's face in focus.
Washington, DC

Colorado Releases Wolverine Reintroduction Plan, Defenders Stands Ready to Support

Colorado Parks and Wildlife today released a landmark plan to reintroduce wolverines to the state’s high country regions, some of the best remaining habitat in
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right whale
Orlando, Fla.

Court Urged to Uphold Ship Strike Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales

Conservation groups today filed a friend of the court brief expressing support for a federal vessel speed limit rule to protect critically endangered North Atlantic

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Sacramento, CA

Reopening DRECP would stall renewable energy goals in California

Today the Federal Register published a notice of intent by the Bureau of Land Management to reopen the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) for

Federal Agencies Launch Process to Improve Evaluations for Pesticides and Endangered Species

Three federal agencies – the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service – signed a Memorandum of

Defenders of Wildlife Challenges Unlawful Road to Ruin

Defenders of Wildlife and eight partner environmental organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s agreement to trade away congressionally designated wilderness wetlands in Izembek
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Border wall javelina
Washington, DC

Trump’s SOTU Promises Will Lead to Further Rollbacks of Environmental Laws

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address reinforced his commitment to building an ecologically and socially catastrophic, ineffective and offensive wall along the U.S
Tucson, AZ

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Fatally Flawed Mexican Wolf Plan

A coalition of wolf advocates today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s deeply flawed recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf, one of North
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Communications Specialist
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