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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Sells Out Wildlife Along with American Lands and Waters
Defenders of Wildlife strongly condemns the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for selling out wildlife in its text for the upcoming budget reconciliation bill.
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Defenders of Wildlife Welcomes Alicia Washkevich as New Chief Operating Officer
Defenders of Wildlife is pleased to announce Alicia Washkevich as its new Chief Operating Officer.
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First-of-Its-Kind Study Inventories New Mexican Beaver Dams
As part of Defenders of Wildlife’s beaver conservation initiative, a new survey, which has never been conducted in New Mexico, reveals an uneven distribution of beaver dams — and the subsequential ecological benefits — throughout the state. Commissioned by Defenders, the survey is a critical tool for the future of strategic beaver and water conservation New Mexico.
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White House Old-growth Forest Strategy is Important First Step Toward Protecting Imperiled Wildlife
Defenders applauds President Biden’s leadership in issuing an executive order directing the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to define, inventory and identify threats to America’s last remaining old and mature forests.
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Defenders Applauds New National Nature Assessment Amidst Worsening Biodiversity Crisis
Defenders of Wildlife welcomed an announcement that the Biden administration is adopting two major initiatives – the National Nature Assessment and the Natural Capital Account – that will create a stronger scientific and economic foundation for curbing the acceleration of climate change and the extinction crises.
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First Wild Red Wolf Pups Born Since 2018
This week, Red Wolf Recovery Program staff confirmed a litter of six wild Red Wolf puppies, the first born in the wild since 2018. The pups, which include four females and two males, were found in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina.
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Defenders of Wildlife Calls for Increased Poaching Protections as Oregon’s Wolf Population Stalls
For the second time since wolves returned to Oregon in 2009, the population has not grown, according to the recently released 2021 annual report from
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Court Upholds Prohibition of Brown Bear Baiting in Alaska's Kenai Refuge
Defenders of Wildlife and a coalition of groups represented by Trustees for Alaska celebrated a U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Monday to uphold a 2016 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule that prohibits brown bear baiting on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.
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