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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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New Study Sounds the Alarm on Hoary Bats, Highlights Need for Swift Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2016) – A new study published in Biological Conservation found that the
Florida Panther Population Estimated to Exceed Previous Years
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org TALLAHASSEE, FL (February 22, 2017) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Fish
Mexican Gray Wolf Count Up in 2016
Media contact: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Defenders of Wildlife Calls for More Releases to Recover World’s Most Endangered Wolf TUCSON, Ariz. (Feb. 17
Defenders of Wildlife Responds to Senate Confirmation of Scott Pruitt for EPA
Washington (February 17, 2017) – The U.S. Senate voted today to confirm Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. The following
House Voids Carnivore Protections on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 16, 2017 Contact: Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 16, 2017) –Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a
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