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Defenders Slams Trump Interior Pick Burgum
Trump made known that he intends to nominate North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Department of Interior, giving authority of the nation’s public lands, wildlife and natural resources to a leading advocate of oil and gas drilling.
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Defenders Opposes Proposed Illegal Land Exchange in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
Conservation groups are outraged today by a Department of the Interior’s proposal released today to trade away congressionally-designated wilderness lands within the Izembek National Wildlife
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Florida Passes Ill-Conceived Amendment 2, Wildlife Conflict Could Ensue
Florida voters yesterday affirmed Amendment 2 to the state’s constitution, a wholly unnecessary amendment disguised as an effort to preserve the right to fishing and
Press Releases
New Poll Shows Strong Support for the Endangered Species Act in Colorado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2015 Defenders of Wildlife: Melanie Gade – (202) 772-0288; mgade@defenders.org Earthjustice: Maggie Caldwell – (415) 217-2084; mcaldwell@earthjustice.org New Poll Shows
New Poll Shows Strong Support for the Endangered Species Act in Missouri
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2015 Defenders of Wildlife: Melanie Gade – (202) 772-0288; mgade@defenders.org Earthjustice: Maggie Caldwell – (415) 217-2084; mcaldwell@earthjustice.org New Poll Shows
Congressman Grijalva Leads 91 Members of Congress in Telling Administration to “Veto Extinction”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org (202) 772-0288 Congressman Grijalva Leads 91 Members of Congress in Telling Administration to “Veto Extinction”
United States and China Announce Landmark New Commitments to Fighting Climate Change and Wildlife Trafficking
Washington-September 25, 2015–– The United States and China have announced that they will join forces in efforts to combat climate change and wildlife trafficking in
Court Ruling Means Greater Protections for California Sea Otters
NEWS RELEASE: September 21, 2015 Contact: Liz Judge, Earthjustice, 415-217-2007, ljudge@earthjustice.org Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0253, csexton@defenders.org Stephanie Twining, HSUS, 301-258-1491, stwining@humanesociety.org Frank Reynolds
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