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Senate Introduces Damaging Senate Version of House Passed ‘Fix Our Forests Act’
Senator John Curtis (R-UT), along with Senators Tim Sheehy (R-MT), John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) today introduced a damaging Senate version of the House passed Fix Our Forests Act.
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Genetic Technology Is No Solution for Species Loss
Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum quickly embraced the news of de-extinction technology Monday, as news broke of a bioscience engineering company genetically modifying gray wolf
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Misleadingly Named ‘Pet and Livestock Protection Act’ Ignores Science, Subverts Courts
The House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday is expected to take up the misleadingly named “Pet and Livestock Protection Act” which if
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Defenders: Latest Right Whale Population Estimate Shows More to be Done
The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium via NOAA Fisheries today updated the estimated population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The new estimate is
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Fisheries Commission Rejects Delaware Bay Female Horseshoe Crab Harvest Proposal
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission ( ASMFC) decided against allowing a bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay in 2025, maintaining a
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Judge Rejects Federal Project Threatening California’s Desert Tortoises
A judge has rejected federal agencies’ approval of activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, including a vast network of off-road vehicle routes in the
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Defenders Supports New Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2024
Defenders of Wildlife applauds Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Rep. Fitzpatrick (R-PA) for introducing the Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2024, which strengthens our nation’s ability to protect and coexist with our myriad species of migratory birds.
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Defenders Responds to Court Decision Dismissing Claims Seeking to Delay Future Gray Wolf Reintroductions
Defenders of Wildlife today received welcome news that the U.S. District Court – District of Colorado issued an order dismissing three claims filed by the
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