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wolverine
Washington, D.C.

House Interior Bill Attacks Crucial Protections for Imperiled Wildlife and Public Lands

Defenders of Wildlife today slammed the House Appropriations Committee’s proposed Interior and Environment spending bill for Fiscal Year 2027, which includes numerous damaging policy riders intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act and undermine protections for individual species.
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gray wolf laying in snow looking at the camera
Denver, CO

Defenders Backs Colorado, Calls on Federal Government to Push Onward with Gray Wolf Reintroduction

Defenders of Wildlife sent a comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today in response to a public request for information, urging continued
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Mike Leahy
Washington, D.C.

Defenders of Wildlife Announces Mike Leahy as New Vice President of Government Relations

Defenders of Wildlife is pleased to announce Mike Leahy as its new Vice President of Government Relations.

Press Releases

Court Agrees: Wolverines Need Federal Protection

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: April 4, 2016 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Court Agrees: Wolverines Need Federal Protection MISSOULA, Mont. – In response to

Defenders of Wildlife announces new Southwest director, Bryan Bird

Defenders of Wildlife announces new Southwest director, Bryan Bird Contact: Catalina Tresky, (202) 772-0253, ctresky@defenders.org Washington, DC (April 4, 2016) – Defenders of Wildlife is

Defenders of Wildlife’s Statement on Lethal Removal of Four Oregon Wolf Pack Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade, mgade@defenders.org (202) 772-0288 Date: March 31, 2016 Defenders of Wildlife’s Statement on Lethal Removal of Four Oregon Wolf Pack

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Effort to Overturn Tongass National Forest Protections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2016 CONTACTS Tom Waldo | Earthjustice | twaldo@earthjustice.org | (907) 500‐7123 Niel Lawrence | Natural Resources Defense Council | nlawrence@nrdc.org

Conservationists Challenge Federal Allowance for Wildlife Killing in Grand Teton National Park

For immediate release – March 23, 2016 Contact: Timothy Preso, Earthjustice, 406-586-9699 Kent Nelson, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, (307) 690-3983 Catalina Tresky, Defenders of Wildlife, (202)
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