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A flock of red-winged blackbirds fly over Lake Mattamuskeet
Chapel Hill, N.C.

Bird Sanctuary Protected from Planned Toxic Chemical Experiment

A federal court ruled in favor of Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club in a lawsuit filed by the Southern Environmental Law Center challenging the
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L.P.C
Washington, D.C.

Bill Targeting Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge Undermines Public Land Management

The House Natural Resources Committee is set to take up a bill on Wednesday targeting the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, the oldest refuge in Texas
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A sea otter in Monterey Bay
Washington, DC

House to Take Up Bills Torching Wildlife Protections

A draft discussion bill headed for a hearing with the House Natural Resources Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee on Tuesday is poised to tear apart

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Defenders of Wildlife Takes Feds to Court for Not Protecting Wolverines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 14, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Defenders of Wildlife Takes Feds to Court for Not Protecting Wolverines WASHINGTON

Seven Years of Success Protecting 30,000 Sheep in Idaho’s Wolf Territory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 10, 2014 Contact: Suzanne Stone: sstone@defenders.org; (208) 861-4655 Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org (202) 772-0288 Seven Years of Success Protecting 30,000 Sheep

Toxic Mining Contaminants Threaten People and Wildlife in Arizona

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org, Wendy Russell, 520.477.2308, Wendy@PatagoniaAlliance.org Toxic Mining Contaminants Threaten People and Wildlife in Arizona TUCSON

Federal Funding for Non-lethal Wolf Management Provides Best Tools to Manage Wolves

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 26, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife; mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Federal Funding for Non-lethal Wolf Management Provides Best Tools

Obama Administration Announces Expansion of National Monument in Pacific

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202-772-0253, csexton@defenders.org Obama Administration Announces Major Expansion of Marine National Monument in Pacific Expanded Monument in
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