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Defenders Slams SPEED Act as it Speeds Toward Habitat Destruction
Defenders of Wildlife condemns Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) SPEED ACT, H.R. 4776 the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, ahead of Thursday’s expected floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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ESA Amendments Act Poses a Historic Threat to America’s Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife remains on high alert as it braces for the House Natural Resources Committee’s full markup of Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) Endangered Species Amendments Act of 2025. More aptly labeled the Extinction Act, the bill seeks to eviscerate the Endangered Species Act, stripping away decades of crucial protections for America’s wildlife and their habitats.
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House Vote Scheduled on Ending Gray Wolf Protections, Undermining the Endangered Species Act
The House of Representatives is expected this Thursday to vote on ending gray wolf protections, prematurely delisting gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act before
Press Releases
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Draft Regulations to Prevent Avoidable Damage from Non-Federal Oil and Gas Drilling on National Wildlife Refuges
Reporter contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (December 10, 2015)– Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) issued long-awaited draft rules for regulating
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delists Delmarva fox squirrel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2015 Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Washington – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has delisted the Delmarva fox squirrel
New Report Highlights 10 Rare Species with No Room to Roam
Pallid Sturgeon, Florida Panther among Nation’s Most Isolated Wildlife FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 18, 2015) Contact: Haley McKey, hmckey@defenders.org, 202-772-0247 Washington– Fences, dams, roads, and
Conservation Groups Call for Veto of Extinction Riders
Letter Asks President Obama to Reject Attacks on the Endangered Species Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 17, 2015) Contact: Animal Welfare Institute: Amey Owen, 202-446-2128
Conservation Groups Take U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Court for Failures to Protect the World’s Only Wild Red Wolves
For Release: November 13, 2015 Contacts: Kathleen Sullivan, SELC, 919-945-7106 or ksullivan@selcnc.org Representing: AWI, Amey Owen, 202-446-2128 or amey@awionline.org Defenders of Wildlife, Melanie Gade, 202-772-0288
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