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2016.06.27 - Landscape of Selkirk Mountains - Idaho Panhandle National Forest - Idaho - Jon Knechtel
Washington, D.C.

Defenders Slams Trump Interior Pick Burgum

Trump made known that he intends to nominate North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Department of Interior, giving authority of the nation’s public lands, wildlife and natural resources to a leading advocate of oil and gas drilling.
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Defenders Opposes Proposed Illegal Land Exchange in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Conservation groups are outraged today by a Department of the Interior’s proposal released today to trade away congressionally-designated wilderness lands within the Izembek National Wildlife
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Florida Panther
Tallahassee, FL

Florida Passes Ill-Conceived Amendment 2, Wildlife Conflict Could Ensue

Florida voters yesterday affirmed Amendment 2 to the state’s constitution, a wholly unnecessary amendment disguised as an effort to preserve the right to fishing and

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President Trump Must Protect Wildlife and Public Lands

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Saylor, Defenders of Wildlife, jsaylor@defenders.org; 202-772-3255 (office); 202-236-5855 (cell) President Trump Must Protect Wildlife and Public Lands Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife Commends President Obama for his Conservation Efforts

Washington (January 19, 2017) – The following statement is from Jamie Rappaport Clark, Former president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife: “On behalf of our

State-of-The Art Mapping Tool Advances Understanding of Oil Spill Response and Conservation in the Arctic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Reporter Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, 571-480-2113 hmckey@defenders.org Allison Dunbar, Alaska Associate: 404-694-5776 Rhonda Sparks, Arctic Community Liaison: 907-717-7306 State-of-The Art Mapping Tool

Groups To Defend Wildlife and Clean Water Against Coal Industry Attack

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247 hmckey@defenders.org Washington (January 18, 2017) – Today, a coalition of local and national community and conservation groups filed

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE CALLS ON SENATE TO REJECT SCOTT PRUITT FOR EPA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jennifer Witherspoon: Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-0269, jwitherspoon@defenders.org WASHINGTON (January 18, 2017) – Senate confirmation hearings begin today for Scott
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