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Oregon Governor Signs Historic Bill Investing in the Environment
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (155+ words) HB 4134 is a landmark bill for Oregon's environment and will join other pioneering bills in establishing a new gold standard for state environmental protection efforts. Defenders of Wildlife is celebrating a monumental victory for wildlife, wild places and local economies…...
Congress Urged to Fully Fund U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Restore Workforce
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (275+ words) The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and more than 150 conservation groups today urged Congress to significantly increase the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service's budget for endangered species conservation from $299 million to $870 million. The nearly three-fold increase would more accurately…...
Lawsuit Filed Over Trump Administration Abandonment of Sage-Grouse Protections
2+ week, 6+ day ago (654+ words) Montana Wildlife Federation, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Wilderness Society today sued the U. S. Bureau of Land Management over its abandonment of critical protections for the declining greater sage-grouse. In 2015, the agency adopted land management plans that established range-wide protections for…...
Defenders of Wildlife Testifies on Opportunities to Collaborate on Improving the Implementation of the Endangered Species Act
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (369+ words) Defenders of Wildlife Get Alerts & Updates Defenders of Wildlife Testifies on Opportunities to Collaborate on Improving the Implementation of the Endangered Species Act Defenders of Wildlife's vice president of conservation policy Jake Li today testified before the Senate Committee on…...
First-of-its-Kind Study Sheds Light on Forest Thinning Impacts on Pinyon Jays
4+ week, 1+ day ago (321+ words) Defenders of Wildlife Get Alerts & Updates First-of-its-Kind Study Sheds Light on Forest Thinning Impacts on Pinyon Jays This research opens new doors for better-informed pinyon jay conservation. Defenders of Wildlife looks forward to continued collaboration with our partners to incorporate…...
A Birthday Celebrated by Wildlife Nationwide
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (775+ words) On March 14, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt established the first National Wildlife Refuge, Pelican Island, to protect its namesake species from plume market hunters. This decision laid the foundation for what would become the National Wildlife Refuge System, the only federal lands…...
Defenders of Wildlife Unveils 2025 Conservation Report Card for 119th Congress
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (252+ words) Defenders of Wildlife Get Alerts & Updates Defenders of Wildlife Unveils 2025 Conservation Report Card for 119th Congress Defenders of Wildlife today released its 2025 Conservation Report Card for the 119th Congress, measuring members" commitment to upholding federal laws that protect wildlife conservation during its…...
Defenders Calls on Service to Pull Out from Habitat-Degrading Land Swap
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (758+ words) Defenders of Wildlife Get Alerts & Updates Defenders Calls on Service to Pull Out from Habitat-Degrading Land Swap In its draft environmental assessment, the FWS proposes giving 712 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge to Space X in…...
Ocelot Conservation Day Returns to the RGV
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (237+ words) As the Gladys Porter Zoo undergoes renovations, Cameron County's award-winning South Texas Ecotourism Center is proud to welcome the public to a day of learning and fun with the beautiful Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge as the backdrop to the…...
Prairie Dogs: Busting the "Varmint" Myth
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (315+ words) The prairie dog personifies the American West and its vast grasslands. When I see and hear their "jump-yips," I interpret them not only as the animals communicating alertness and defending their territory but also calling out to us to recognize…...