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Defenders Offers Reward for Information on Sea Otter Poaching
The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed that a federally protected sea otter was illegally tortured and killed in February 2025. Both FWS and Defenders
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Assault on Endangered Species Protections Continues with New Bill to Delist Gray Wolves
Defenders of Wildlife is sounding the alarm over the latest congressional attack on gray wolves following the introduction of the Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief
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Amendment to Exempt Defense Activity from the ESA Soundly Defeated
Defenders of Wildlife applauds the members of the House of Representatives who voted down a repeat amendment to H.R. 3838, the National Defense Authorization Act
Press Releases
Draft Federal Gunnison Sage-Grouse Plan Raises Concern for Species’ Recovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2016 Media Contact: Catalina Tresky, ctresky@defenders.org or (202) 772-0253 Draft Federal Gunnison Sage-Grouse Plan Raises Concern for Species’ Recovery WASHINGTON
Environmental Groups Ask California Officials to Save Endangered Fish in San Francisco Bay Estuary from Extinction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2016 Media Contacts: Catalina Tresky, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Kimiko Martinez, Natural Resources Defense Council, 310-434-2344 or kmartinez@nrdc.org
Depredations Lead to Removal of Profanity Peak Wolf Pack Members in Washington
Depredations Lead to Removal of Profanity Peak Wolf Pack The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has identified at least seven cattle depredations (four
New Rule Conserves Carnivores on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska
Jennifer Witherspoon (202) 772-0269 jwitherspoon@defenders.org New Rule Conserves Carnivores on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska WASHINGTON (August 3, 2016) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife Praises New Guidance to Help Agencies Account for Climate Change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Saylor, Vice President for Communications choffman@defenders.org; (202)772-3255 Defenders of Wildlife Praises New Guidance to Help Agencies Account for Climate Change
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