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Defenders Responds to CPW Director Recommendation to Deny Petition to Suspend Wolf Reintroduction
Colorado Parks and Wildlife today announced that Director Jeff Davis has delivered a recommendation to the CPW Commission to deny the Middle Park Stockgrowers’ Association’s
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Defenders Applauds Okefenokee Nomination to UNESCO World Heritage List
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a more than 400,000-acre wetland supporting hundreds of plant and animal species, is set to be nominated to join the
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Decades-Long Highway Fight Ends with Victory for Red Cliffs NCA
Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) signed a Record of Decision to deny a right-of-way for the
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Shell Oil Chukchi Sea drilling plans challenged
Conservation and Alaska Native groups called for a timeout on oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean’s Chukchi Sea yesterday, filing a legal challenge against Shell
Environmental groups applaud state for taking enforcement action against coal landfill
Environmental groups announced their support today for the Maryland Department of the Environment's decision to take enforcement action against Mirant MD Ash Management, LLC and Mirant Mid-Atlantic, LLC for violations of the federal Clean Water Act and state law at the Brandywine coal ash landfill.
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Endangered jaguars will get a recovery plan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it will draw up a recovery plan for endangered jaguars in the Southwest.
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Feds agree endangered Florida manatees need more habitat protection
USFWS announced today that new critical habitat protections are warranted for Florida’s endangered manatee, but the agency will wait for increased funding before it takes action.
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