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Diseases that spread in shared spaces can have massive impacts on mammal species and have the potential to kill entire litters of wolf pups.
Raleigh, N.C.

More Red Wolf Pups Shows Promising Growth for Critically Endangered Canid

The Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina confirmed the birth of four wild litters of Red Wolf pups in eastern North Carolina, home to the only population of wild Red Wolves in the world.
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Two North Atlantic right whales swimming alongside one another in the ocean
Washington, DC

Defenders Calls Foul on Latest Bill Seeking to Delay Protections for the Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale

Defenders of Wildlife condemns HR 9436, which would delay right whale protections until 2035, as entanglements push the species toward extinction.
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A lone grizzly bear stalks the ground as his left paw lifts off the ground
Washington, DC

Grizzly Bear Proposal Leaves More Questions Than Answers

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a proposed rule recommending revisions to protective regulations for grizzly bears under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act; Defenders will continue review of the rule to identify key details that remain undefined.

Press Releases

Bill is death sentence for Mexican gray wolves

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Bill is death sentence for Mexican gray wolves Congressmen Pearce and Gosar introduce legislation

House Drought Bill Disastrous for Environment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org; 202-772-0253 House Drought Bill Disastrous for Environment Latest draft of drought legislation sacrifices fish and

Conservation Groups Condemn Killing of Red Wolf Mother

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley Mckey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Chapel Hill, NC—(June 23, 2015) —Following the federally authorized gunshot death of a mother Red Wolf —a

Senate Interior Appropriations Bill is another Attack on the Nation’s Wildlife and Public Lands Heritage

The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed a Department of the Interior appropriations bill riddled with anti-environmental amendments that threaten vital habitat in one of our

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Matt Cartwright Introduce the SAFE Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2015 Contact: Haley McKey, hmckey@defenders.org, 202-772-0247 Legislation will provide needed climate adaptation guidance Washington ­­–– Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) and
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