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Defenders Sends Notice of Intent to Sue the Trump Administration over Rescission of ‘Harm’
Defenders of Wildlife today sent a letter to the Department of Interior and the Department of Commerce signaling its intent to sue over the administration’s rescission of the long-standing definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act.
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Defenders of Wildlife Raises Concerns Over Proposed BLM Rule That Would Roll Back Land Health and Grazing Safeguards
Defenders of Wildlife today submitted comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed livestock grazing regulations, urging that healthy public lands and robust public participation in land management must be a priority.
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Trump Administration Rescinds ‘Harm’ Definition, Defenders Prepares for Court
In a devastating blow to wildlife, the Trump administration today formally rescinded the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act, eliminating the long-standing legal interpretation that habitat destruction that leads to death or injury of protected species is illegal.
Press Releases
Governor Bullock’s Plan to Break the Gridlock on Montana’s Bison Management
BOZEMAN. Mont. – On Wednesday Governor Bullock announced a proposal that could end a decades-long stalemate over how to manage bison in Yellowstone National Park
Defenders of Wildlife to Challenge BLM’s First-ever Approval of Wolf Hunting Derby on Public Lands in Idaho
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Suzanne Stone: sstone@defenders.org; (208) 861-4655 Laird Lucas: llucas@advocateswest.org; (208) 342-7024 ext. 209 BOISE, Idaho – Defenders of Wildlife will ask the
Major Bison Relocation Makes Fort Peck Tribes Leaders in Bison Conservation
Poplar, Mont. – One hundred and thirty-eight wild Yellowstone bison, free of cattle genes, will reclaim their historic home on the Great Plains starting today
Settlement Reached on Protecting World’s Only Wild Red Wolves from Deadly Mistaken Identity in Five County Area
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina today indicated its approval of a settlement agreement between conservation nonprofits
Gunnison Sage-grouse Listed as Threatened under Endangered Species Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202-772-0253 Gunnison Sage-grouse Listed as Threatened under Endangered Species Act Unique, imperiled sage-grouse will finally
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