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Defenders Slams SPEED Act as it Speeds Toward Habitat Destruction
Defenders of Wildlife condemns Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) SPEED ACT, H.R. 4776 the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, ahead of Thursday’s expected floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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ESA Amendments Act Poses a Historic Threat to America’s Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife remains on high alert as it braces for the House Natural Resources Committee’s full markup of Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) Endangered Species Amendments Act of 2025. More aptly labeled the Extinction Act, the bill seeks to eviscerate the Endangered Species Act, stripping away decades of crucial protections for America’s wildlife and their habitats.
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House Vote Scheduled on Ending Gray Wolf Protections, Undermining the Endangered Species Act
The House of Representatives is expected this Thursday to vote on ending gray wolf protections, prematurely delisting gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act before
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Wildlife management in Alaska: Predators role in a healthy ecosystem
Bob Dreher, our senior vice president of conservation programs, spoke on BBC World News about federal land and wildlife management in Alaska. Click below to
Trump’s Executive Order on Infrastructure Puts Communities and Wildlife at Risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (August 15, 2017) – Today, President Trump announced an Executive Order on infrastructure that is expected
Public Comment Period for Marine Protected Areas Ends
WASHINGTON (August 15, 2017) – The public comment period for a Department of Commerce review of 11 marine national monuments and national marine sanctuaries closes
Secretary Zinke Calls for Changes to Sage-Grouse Plans
WASHINGTON (Aug. 7, 2017) -- The Department of the Interior issued new direction to federal agencies today to revise current federal sage-grouse conservation plans to
Oregon Authorizes Killing of Harl Butte Wolves
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized the lethal removal of two wolves from the Harl Butte Pack in Wallowa County, Oregon. The pack
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