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Fish and Wildlife Review Misses the Mark, Historic Opportunity to Strengthen Refuge System
In response to the FWS review of the National Wildlife Refuge System, Defenders released its own report detailing a crisis downplayed by the FWS.
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Wave of Change in Midterm Results Brings Lifeline to Wildlife
A dramatic shift in the majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and in five gubernatorial elections sparks hope for America’s wildlife.
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New Defenders Report Analyzes Strengths and Gaps in Section 4(d) Protections for Threatened Species
Defenders of Wildlife today released a report assessing how federal wildlife agencies have applied section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act over the past decade.
Press Releases
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)
Environmental and Wildlife Groups Take Action to Save Panoche Valley from Ecologically Devastating Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Contact: Sarah Friedman, sarah.friedman@sierraclub.org, 215-300-8572 Catalina Tresky, ctresky@defenders.org, (202) 772-0253 Shani Kleinhaus shani@scvas.org Environmental and Wildlife Groups Take
Defenders of Wildlife Calls on Senate to Consider Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Washington, DC (Wednesday, March 16, 2016)– Today, President Obama nominated DC Circuit Chief Judge Merrick B. Garland
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