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The First Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted an emergency motion to reinstate a seasonal prohibition on lobster fishing with buoy lines in an area roughly 30 nautical miles off the coast of Maine.

Today, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced that 1,003 manatees have died since the start of 2021.

Today, President Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. The law will make significant investments in wildlife habitat and green infrastructure over the next decade.  It is one of the largest infrastructure investments in the nation’s history and garnered bipartisan support in the House and Senate.  

Defenders of Wildlife is pleased to announce Anthony Pegues as Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ). He will lead the development and execution of DEIJ initiatives in support of Defenders’ Strategic plan as well as the integration of best practices into our operations and culture. He will also serve as a key advisor on substantive internal and external-facing DEIJ strategies, policies and processes to ensure that the efforts align with, support and advance Defenders’ mission.

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced they would withdraw a 2018 proposed rule that would have shrunk the North Carolina-based Red Wolf recovery area (NC NEP) by 90 percent, severely hampering recovery efforts.