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2020.01.18 - North Atlantic Right Whale Surfacing - FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Washington, DC

Right Whale Vessel Strike Protections Sought by Nov. 1

Conservation groups this week asked a federal judge to set a Nov. 1 deadline for long-delayed federal action to finalize expanded vessel strike protections for
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National Park Service Restores Protection for Predators in Alaska National Preserves

The National Park Service released new regulations that restore protections for predators on national preserves in Alaska. This is a reversal of a Trump administration
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WASHINGTON, D.C.

Defenders applauds BLM’s move to maintain land protections in Alaska

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today released its final review and proposal to retain environmental protections on 28 million acres of habitat critical to

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Disastrous Decision on Endangered Red Wolves

Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (September 12, 2016) –The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced today that it intends to remove from private

Emergency Protections Sought for Imperiled Lesser Prairie Chicken

New Science Shows Key Populations are in Imminent Danger of Extinction Contact: Erik Molvar, WildEarth Guardians, (307) 399-7910, emolvar@wildearthguardians.org Jason Rylander, Defenders of Wildlife, (202)

Defenders of Wildlife Sounds Alarm on Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Delisting Process

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Witherspoon, jwitherspoon@defenders.org (202)772-0269 Date: September 6, 2016 Washington – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reopened the public

Defenders Encouraged by Efforts of Fish and Wildlife Service to Address ESA Backlog

Media Contact: Jared Saylor: choffman@defenders.org or 202 772 3255 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2016 Defenders Encouraged by Efforts of Fish and Wildlife Service to

State and Feds Agree to Protect the Salton Sea

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Garrison Frost, Audubon California, (415) 644-4604, gfrost@audubon.org Marta Stoepker, (313) 977-0054, Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign 313.977.0054 Catalina Tresky, Defenders of
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