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California Legislature Sends Landmark Wildlife Coexistence Bill to Governor
The California state legislature today passed with bipartisan support a landmark bill to re-establish the statewide Wildlife Coexistence Program within the Department of Fish and Wildlife, which will better manage and reduce human-wildlife conflict through non-lethal and proactive strategies.
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Defenders Joins Recreation, Conservation Groups to Unite Against Forest Service Travel Rule Rollback
The U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a process to significantly revise its Travel Management Rule, which guides where motorized vehicles are and are not allowed on almost 200 million acres of national forests and grasslands
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BLM Proposal Puts Wildlife and Public Lands at Risk, Sends Taxpayers the Bill
Defenders of Wildlife and coalition partners oppose BLM's proposed Oil & Gas Rule that will harm wildlife, weaken bonding requirements and limit public input.
Press Releases
United States and China Announce Landmark New Commitments to Fighting Climate Change and Wildlife Trafficking
Washington-September 25, 2015–– The United States and China have announced that they will join forces in efforts to combat climate change and wildlife trafficking in
Court Ruling Means Greater Protections for California Sea Otters
NEWS RELEASE: September 21, 2015 Contact: Liz Judge, Earthjustice, 415-217-2007, ljudge@earthjustice.org Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0253, csexton@defenders.org Stephanie Twining, HSUS, 301-258-1491, stwining@humanesociety.org Frank Reynolds
Landmark Decisions Fall Short of Conserving Sage-Grouse
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton; csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Landmark Decisions Fall Short of Conserving Sage-Grouse Despite improvements, final plans inconsistent with government’s
Conservation Wins over Exploratory Drilling in Arizona’s Mountain Empire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Wendy Russell, wendy@patagoniaalliance.org, 520-477-2308 Conservation Wins over Exploratory Drilling in Arizona’s Mountain Empire Court
Federal judge rules to protect Izembek wilderness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUDUBON ALASKA * CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY * DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE * FRIENDS OF ALASKA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES * NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
jcovey@defenders.org
