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Tongass Nat'l Forest
WASHINGTON, D.C.

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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Washington, DC

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.
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Mule Deer
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Administration Continues Assault on National Forests, Moves to Gut Rule Managing Off-Road Vehicles

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced its intention to revise the Travel Management Rule governing motorized vehicle use on almost 200 million acres of federal lands.

Press Releases

Reward Increased to $20,000 in Killing of Endangered Wolf in Washington

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 23, 2014 Contacts: Amaroq Weiss, Center for Biological Diversity, (707) 779-9613 Jasmine Minbashian, Conservation Northwest, (360) 319-3111 Shawn Cantrell, Defenders

Tens of Thousands Voice Support for Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Add to Groundswell of Public Demand to Protect the Area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2014 Contact: Virginia Cramer, Sierra Club, 804-225-9113 x 1002, Virginia.cramer@sierraclub.org Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0253, csexton@defenders.org Charlotte Orr, Tuleyome

Senators Portman’s and Brown’s Resolution Honoring Passenger Pigeon Extinction Anniversary Passes Senate with Unanimous Consent

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Gade; mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 December 17, 2014 Senators Portman’s and Brown’s Resolution Honoring Passenger Pigeon Extinction Anniversary Passes Senate with

Omnibus Appropriations Rider Brings More Grief for Imperiled Sage-grouse

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton; 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org Omnibus Appropriations Rider Brings More Grief for Imperiled Sage-grouse WASHINGTON—Today the House and Senate

Red Knot Shorebird Listed as Threatened by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Washington, D.C. (December 9, 2014)–– American Bird Conservancy (ABC), Defenders of Wildlife, and the Natural Resources Defense Council welcomed today’s decision by the U.S. Fish
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