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Department of the Interior building, Washington DC
Washington, D.C.

Defenders Condemns Administration's Dangerous Proposed Budget Cuts to Wildlife Conservation

Defenders of Wildlife condemns the Trump administration’s dangerous budget proposal asking Congress to cut significant resources for vital wildlife conservation.
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US Capitol Building Washington DC
Washington, D.C.

Defenders Denounces Destructive Natural Resources Reconciliation Text

Defenders of Wildlife strongly denounces the House Natural Resources Committee’s text for the upcoming reconciliation bill.
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mother grizzly, oregon
Salem, Oregon

Defenders Celebrates Oregon Bill that Paves the Way for Safer Roads

Defenders of Wildlife today applauded the Oregon legislature over its passage of HB 2978, a major step toward improving public safety and protecting wildlife.

Press Releases

Government Shutdown Puts Vital Conservation Work on Hold

Washington, DC (October 1, 2013)-The government shutdown brings to a screeching halt many vital programs and activities of federal natural resource agencies, such as the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces proposal to grant red knot birds threatened status

Washington, DC (September 27, 2013)— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today its proposal to list red knots, small migratory shorebirds, as threatened under

Surprise! Humans cause climate change

Washington, DC (September 27, 2013)—The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its 2013 report today, which found, with an unprecedented 95 percent

Another canid found dead in New Mexico

Likely that imperiled lobos have lost another member of the pack NEW MEXICO (September 26, 2013) – It appears that tragedy has struck America’s imperiled

Population report shows lesser prairie-chicken numbers plummet by half

Precipitous decline in one year spells trouble for struggling species awaiting listing decision WASHINGTON (September 25, 2013) – The lesser prairie-chicken, one of the country’s
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