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Grand Teton NP
WASHINGTON, D.C.

America the Beautiful Act Would Reauthorize Nearly $2 billion for National Parks and Public Lands

Defenders of Wildlife supports passage of the America the Beautiful Act, sponsored by Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
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Rocky coastline of the Atlantic ocean with native plants in the foreground under a fog
Washington, DC

BLM Oil and Gas Rule Rescission Threatens Wildlife Habitat — and American Pocketbooks

Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced a proposed rule to rescind the 2024 BLM Oil and Gas rule which will significantly roll back bonding requirements for oil and gas companies and reduce public comment periods for drilling applications.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.

Defenders of Wildlife Unveils Seven-Story Message in Washington, D.C. Ahead of America 250

For nearly 80 years, Defenders of Wildlife has worked to protect and restore America’s wildlife at risk of extinction, advancing a vision of a future in which wildlife thrives, sustained by broad public support and a resilient network of healthy lands and waters.

Press Releases

New Bill Would Take Bison Management Away From Biologists and Hand it to Politicians

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 12, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade, mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 New Bill Would Take Bison Management Away From Biologists and Hand it

Congress Pushes Plans to Remove Federal Protections for Wyoming and Great Lakes Wolves

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 12, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade, mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Congress Pushes Plans to Remove Federal Protections for Wyoming and Great Lakes

Confirmed: Gray Wolf Shot and Killed in Utah was Grand Canyon visitor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org Confirmed: Gray Wolf Shot and Killed in Utah was Grand Canyon visitor Fish and

Obama Administration Proposes Increased Funding for Conservation, Climate Change Resilience and Clean Energy Programs in 2016 Budget

Washington (February 2, 2015) ­­–– The Obama administration has released its 2016 budget proposal, which calls for an increase of $74 billion over destructive sequester

Feds Place Hurdles Too High For “Dinosaur Fish” Recovery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2015 Contact: Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org (202) 772-0288 Angela Guyadeen: Aguyadeen@NRDC.org (312) 651-7936 Feds Place Hurdles Too High For “Dinosaur Fish”
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