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Defenders Celebrates U.S. Appeals Court Ruling to Protect Imperiled Sea Turtles from Drowning in Fishing Nets
A federal appeals court upheld the rule requiring shrimp trawling vessels to use turtle excluder devices so that sea turtles can avoid getting caught in nets.
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House Gambles with Survival for North Atlantic Right Whales in Latest Vote to Delay Protections
The House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 9436, a bill that will delay conservation protections for critically endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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District Court Okays Bulldozing a Road to the Doorstep of Izembek Wilderness
A federal district court in Alaska today allowed construction to begin on a 2.8-mile road segment on KCC lands to connect to a 10.5-mile road within Izembek.
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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