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Black-Footed Ferret Poking its Head Out
Washington, D.C.

Congress Urged to Fully Fund U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Restore Workforce

The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and more than 150 conservation groups today urged Congress to significantly increase the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s budget for endangered species conservation from $299 million to $870 million.
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TUSCON, ARIZONA

¡Que vivan los lobos!

Conservationists are celebrating the historic translocation of two families of Mexican gray wolves in Durango, Mexico, almost 50 years after the last wolves were removed
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Beaver in grand teton
Washington, D.C.

Defenders Denounces Administration's Alarming Proposed Budget Cuts to Wildlife Conservation

Defenders of Wildlife today condemned the Trump administration’s reckless FY27 budget proposal that calls on Congress to slash critical funding vital to wildlife conservation.

Press Releases

Defenders of Wildlife Announces New Office in Asheville, North Carolina

Ben Prater selected as Southeast Program Director Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Washington, DC (September 8, 2015)- Ben Prater has joined Defenders of Wildlife as

Senator Feinstein Calls on President Obama to Designate California Desert National Monuments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 SENATOR FEINSTEIN calls on President Obama TO DESIGNATE CALIFORNIA DESERT NATIONAL MONUMENTS Proposed Mojave

Gray Wolves Love California... that's why they've come home!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org Gray Wolves Love California! Department of Fish and Wildlife confirms new pack in northern

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Releases Revised Position Statement on Florida Panther Recovery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (August 14, 2015)- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has released a revised position

California Sea Otter Fund Renewed for Five More Years!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org; 202-772-0253 California Sea Otter Fund Renewed for Five More Years! Governor Brown signs bill to
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