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Washington State 2025 Wolf Count Increases, Depredations Decrease
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife today released the state’s 2025 minimum count for gray wolves at 270 individuals, a 17% increase from 2024
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Oregon Releases 2025 Annual Wolf Count, Numbers Up
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today issued its 2025 gray wolf annual report, announcing an increase in the wolf population for a new
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Defenders of Wildlife Challenges Unprecedented “God Squad” Exemption Allowing Unchecked Gulf Oil Drilling
Defenders of Wildlife today announced it is taking legal action to overturn an unprecedented and unlawful decision by the Endangered Species Committee, known as the “God Squad,” to exempt federal authorizations of oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico through a blanket exemption from the Endangered Species Act’s protections.
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Great Lakes wolves successfully recovered under Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will be removing federal protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes, including parts
AZ solar power project shows how to build 'Smart from the Start'
Defenders of Wildlife praises first large-scale solar project approved for public lands in Arizona Summary: The Interior Department approved the first large-scale solar power plant
Obama administration rubber stamps Shell’s drilling plans for the Arctic’s Chukchi Sea
WASHINGTON (12/16/2011) - In the latest in a series of reckless decisions about America’s Arctic Ocean, the Obama administration today gave Royal Dutch Shell the
New lease sale ignores BP Deepwater Horizon disaster
Groups challenge Lease Sale 218 citing no lessons learned from Gulf disaster ATLANTA, Ga. (12/13/2011) - The federal government ignored the impact of BP’s 200
Obama administration to broaden sage grouse conservation efforts
Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management to update land-use plans with sage grouse protections Summary: The Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service will update
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