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Laura Nunes
Washington, D.C.

Defenders’ Laura Nunes Named to Prestigious ESIIL Working Group

Defenders of Wildlife scientist Laura Nunes has been selected to join the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab’s third cohort of working groups.
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Bobcat
Washington, D.C.

Defenders of Wildlife Partners with Rep. Don Beyer on Monumental Corridors Act

Defenders of Wildlife today celebrated the introduction of the Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026, a landmark bill that would establish a national framework for identifying, designating and protecting wildlife corridors across the country.
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Wild Red Wolf
Washington, D.C.

House Leadership Pulls Historic Vote Following Intense Public Pressure

The GOP Leadership in the House of Representatives today pulled its scheduled vote on Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) ESA Amendments Act of 2025 — more aptly called the Extinction Act.

Press Releases

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE OPPOSES THE NOMINATION OF CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS AS INTERIOR SECRETARY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2016 MEDIA CONTACTS: Jennifer Witherspoon: Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0269, cell: (415) 298-0582 jwitherspoon@defenders.org WASHINGTON (December 9, 2016) – Today

Record of Decision Falls Short on Old-Growth Logging in Tongass National Forest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org Record of Decision Falls Short on Old-Growth Logging in Tongass National Forest ANCHORAGE, Alaska

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE CONDEMNS EPA NOMINATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2016 MEDIA CONTACTS: Jennifer Witherspoon: Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0269, jwitherspoon@defenders.org DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE CONDEMNS EPA NOMINATION WASHINGTON (December 7

National Wildlife Corridor Legislation Introduced in House

Contact: Susan Holmes, Wildlands Network, susan@wildlandsnetwork.org, 202-329-1553 cell Leda Huta, Endangered Species Coalition - lhuta@endangered.org, 202-320-6467 Jennifer Witherspoon, Defenders of Wildlife, jwitherspoon@defenders.org, 202-772-0369 National Wildlife

California Releases Final Conservation Plan for Gray Wolves

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org California Releases Final Conservation Plan for Gray Wolves SACRAMENTO, Calif. (December, 7 2016) –
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