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Defenders Seeks Permanent Safeguards for One of America’s Last Wild Places

Defenders of Wildlife today applauds the introduction of the Arctic Refuge Protection Act, a crucial step toward permanently safeguarding the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from
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Washington, D.C.

Department of Interior’s “Emergency Declaration” Suppresses Public Input and Strips Safeguards for Endangered Species

Last night, the Trump administration announced emergency procedures to fast-track oil, gas, and mining projects on national lands. The emergency procedures remove opportunities for meaningful
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Washington, DC

Defenders Endorses Bills to Secure a Future Against Offshore Drilling

Defenders of Wildlife today endorsed a suite of bills introduced in Congress to safeguard U.S. coastal waters against the threat of offshore oil and gas

Press Releases

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

New Poll Reveals Statewide Support for Red Wolf Recovery in North Carolina

Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org New Poll Reveals Statewide Support for Red Wolf Recovery in North Carolina WASHINGTON (August 30, 2016) – A strong majority
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