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Defenders' Statement on CPW Commission Denial of Petition to Pause Gray Wolf Reintroduction
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission today announced it will deny a petition to pause the state's voter-mandated gray wolf reintroduction program. Defenders of Wildlife's
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Second Legally Mandated Lease Sale in the Arctic Refuge a Complete Failure, Receives No Bids
The Biden administration just concluded the second legally mandated lease sale in the Arctic Refuge. It should come as no surprise that this lease sale
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Defenders Statement on Grizzly Bear Delisting Status Decision
WASHINGTON, DC — The US Fish & Wildlife Service today determined there is not a basis to delist grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide
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Forest Service Urged to Amend Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan in Wake of Hurricane Helene
A coalition of conservation groups sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service this week, asking the agency to amend the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan due
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Defenders Applauds the Election of Rep. Huffman as Next Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources
Defenders of Wildlife president and CEO Andrew Bowman today issued the following statement in response to the Democratic Caucus’ unanimous vote to make Rep. Jared
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Defenders Responds to News Copper Creek Pack will be Returned to the Wild
Following Colorado Parks and Wildlife's announcement that it intends to return the remaining members of the Copper Creek wolf pack into the wild, Defenders of Wildlife issued this response.
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Defenders of Wildlife and Defenders United Celebrate Historic Collective Bargaining Agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Defenders of Wildlife, the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to protecting, preserving and restoring wildlife and critical habitat, and Defenders United, the union
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Proposed ESA Listing for Eastern Hellbender Comes Not a Moment Too Soon
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to list the eastern hellbender salamander as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, providing critical protections to
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