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Mother and baby sperm whale swimming just below the surface.
Washington, DC

Defenders Hails Bill Promising Tools to Protect Whales

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced the Whale CHARTS (Conservation Habitat Analysis, Research, and Technical Strategies) Act that proposes new tools to
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Gray Wolf in the Snow
Denver, CO

Colorado Announces No Wolf Release This Winter

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced today that it will not be translocating additional gray wolves this winter season, and will instead begin to plan for
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Sierra Weaver , VP of conservation law
WASHNGTON, DC

Defenders of Wildlife Announces Sierra Weaver as New Vice President of Conservation Law

Defenders of Wildlife is proud to announce Sierra Weaver as its new vice president of conservation law and director of the Biodiversity Law Center.

Press Releases

Federal Agency Rescinds Approval for Idaho Predator Derby after Mounting Opposition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 25, 2014 Contact: Shawn Cantrell: scantrell@defenders.org ; (206) 508-5475 Bryan Hurlbutt: bhurlbutt@advocateswest.org; (208) 342-7024 ext. 206 Federal Agency Rescinds Approval for

Fish and Wildlife Service’s New Rule Hurts Recovery for Mexican Gray Wolves

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org Fish and Wildlife Service’s New Rule Hurts Recovery for Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves TUCSON—

Feds Agree to Protect More Habitat for East Coast’s Most Endangered Whales by 2016

BOSTON— A deadline for expanding critical habitat protections for the North Atlantic right whale — one of the world’s most endangered whales — has been
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Gray Wolf
Tucson, AZ

Confirmed: Gray Wolf in the Grand Canyon

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today confirmed that the wolf-like animal seen near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon on the North Kaibab National Forest earlier this month is in fact a gray wolf. The wolf has been identified through DNA analysis of scat as a female gray wolf from the Rocky Mountains.

Wildlife Advocates Celebrate BLM’s denial of poorly-sited solar project near California’s Death Valley National Park

FOR IMMIDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton; 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org Wildlife Advocates Celebrate BLM’s denial of poorly-sited solar project near California’s Death Valley National
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