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BLM Prepares Illegal Move to Open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge to Oil & Gas, a Dangerous Precedent for Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife is calling on BLM to withdrawal an unprecedented proposal to open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in Utah to new oil and gas leasing.
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A Much-Needed Win for Wildlife: Senate Introduces Bill to Improve Endangered Species Act Implementation
Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Pete Rickets (R-NE) today introduced the Improving Species Recovery Act, an important bipartisan bill that would improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act.
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Enough is Enough: Senate Blocks Yet Another Attempt to Prioritize Drilling in the Arctic
The Senate today blocked an attempt to pass S. 5438, introduced by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK). The bill would have ratified and approved all authorizations, permits, verifications, extensions, biological opinions, incidental take statements and any other approvals or orders issued pursuant to federal law necessary for the establishment and administration of the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing program, among other purposes.
Press Releases
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Defenders of Wildlife Lauds Court Decision on Returning Gray Wolves to Colorado
Defenders of Wildlife was in court yesterday to defend Colorado's historic effort to reintroduce gray wolves to the state in a lawsuit filed by Gunnison
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Defenders of Wildlife Statement on Suit to Block Gray Wolf Reintroduction
Defenders of Wildlife went to court today to defend Colorado's historic effort to reintroduce wolves to the state in a lawsuit filed by Gunnison County Stockgrowers’
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Defenders Calls on BLM to Keep 28 Million Acres Out of Future Extraction Activities
The Bureau of Land Management today released its draft review assessing whether to retain Public Land Orders protecting areas of land totaling the size of
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Conservationists Seek Federal Protection for the Mohave Ground Squirrel
The Mohave ground squirrel could lose over half its remaining habitat by 2030. Defenders and partners are petitioning for federal ESA protection.
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Defenders of Wildlife Calls for Natural Dispersal of Mexican Gray Wolf
Defenders of Wildlife today voiced deep concern regarding the capture of a female Mexican gray wolf, known locally as Asha, who has repeatedly shown a
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