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Horshoe crabs
Dewey Beach, DE

Fisheries Commission Adopts Short-Term Protections for Delaware Bay Ecosystem

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today set a two-year pause on the bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, declining to adopt
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2021.11.26 - A small herd of caribou in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Alaska - Katrina Liebich-UWFWS.jpeg
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

DOI Trades Away Alaskan Refuges, Sells Out Public Lands

The Trump administration dealt a blow to the National Wildlife Refuge System by removing protections from the Arctic and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges. During what
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Bison in field
Wolf Point, Mont.

Proposed Biodiversity Credit Pilot Program a First for Tribes, Healthy Grasslands

A new conservation pilot program will offer industry leaders the opportunity to contribute to the return of bison to tribal lands, which will in turn

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Obama Win a Victory for the Environment

Washington, D.C. — Below is a statement from Defenders of Wildlife President Jamie Rappaport Clark on President Obama’s historic win and the conservation challenges ahead

Bureau of Land Management Solar Plan Guides Energy Development to Lower Conflict Areas, Challenges Remain

Washington, DC. (October 12, 2013) — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today released the government’s final policy directing solar energy development on public lands. The Record

California wolves one step closer to endangered

State wildlife commission moves forward with listing petition SACRAMENTO, Calif. (October 3, 2012) – The California Fish and Game Commission voted in favor today of

Conservation groups challenge kill-at-will policy for Wyoming wolves

Federal delisting undermines successful recovery of iconic endangered species Bozeman, Mont. - Conservation groups, represented by Earthjustice, today served notice that they will file a

Feds strip protection for Wyoming wolves, approve widespread wolf-killing

WASHINGTON (August 31, 2012) – Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it is publishing its final delisting rule to strip federal protections
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