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Trump Administration Turns its Back on Wildlife – Again

The National Park Service today proposed a regulation that would abdicate the agency from its responsibility to manage wildlife in Alaska’s national preserves and to
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Defenders Calls on Service to Pull Out from Habitat-Degrading Land Swap

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently outlined its proposed land deal with SpaceX that would divest hundreds of acres across two national wildlife refuges
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Oregon Legislature Passes Historic Bill Investing in the Environment

Defenders of Wildlife is today celebrating a monumental legislative victory for wildlife and wild places in Oregon. Passed with bipartisan support, HB4134 directs revenue from

Press Releases

Court Stops U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from Capturing and Killing Wild Red Wolves

Press Release from Defenders of Wildlife, Animal Welfare Institute, Red Wolf Coalition and Southern Environmental Law Center For Immediate Release: September 29, 2016 Contacts: Kathleen

Congress Passes Bill to Fight Wildlife Trafficking

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2016 Congress Passes Bill to Fight Wildlife Trafficking WASHINGTON (September 21, 2016) – Congress has passed and sent to the

Green Groups to President Obama: Protect our Oceans and Climate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2016 Green Groups to President Obama: Protect our Oceans and Climate Washington, DC – Citing his recognition that “we’re going

Roadmap Released for a ‘Smart from the Start’ #CleanEnergy Future in California Desert

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 14, 2016 Media contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Roadmap Released for a ‘Smart from the Start’ #CleanEnergy Future in

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Disastrous Decision on Endangered Red Wolves

Contact: Haley McKey 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (September 12, 2016) –The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced today that it intends to remove from private
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