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Take action for Endangered Species Day
The 11th annual Endangered Species Day is coming up in weeks. On Friday, May 20th, events will be held around
April 19, 2016 2 Comments
Mitch Merry
Congress
Eight Members of Congress to Be Honored for Defending Wildlife, Endangered Species Act
Eight members of Congress were recognized today by leading national conservation groups for their critical role in protecting the Endangered Species Act. The event featured former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and honored Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Tom Udall (D-NM), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and House members Don Beyer (D-VA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Betty McCollum (D-MN), and Niki Tsongas (D-MA).
March 16, 2016 1 Comment
Congress
Anti-Science Wolf Delisting Bill Passes House of Representatives
The House of Representatives recently passed the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015 (H.R. 2406), and in doing so
March 2, 2016 24 Comments
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More than 80 North Carolina Landowners Express Support for Recovery of Endangered Red Wolves
Via the Animal Welfare Institute:
Albemarle Peninsula, N.C.—Private landowners in the five counties of North Carolina where red wolves roam signed a petition, sent to U.S Fish and Wildlife Service director Dan Ashe, expressing their support for keeping endangered red wolves on their land.
February 3, 2016 2 Comments
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Transcending the Big Bad Wolf
In the history of western civilization, no animal has been as systematically vilified as the wolf. Neither spider nor snake, bat nor rat, nor shark of any kind, can make this claim.
January 19, 2016 16 Comments
Congress
Great Lakes and Wyoming Wolves Win
After hundreds of thousands of activists spoke out against it, Congress removed from its spending bill a legislative proposal that would have abandoned gray wolves in four states.
December 18, 2015 7 Comments
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Documents Show FWS Scientists Disagreed with Wolverine Decision
What do sage grouse, wolves, and burying beetles have to do with politics? A lot when we look at how decisions to protect or not protect these species have gotten tied into political debates.
December 4, 2015 1 Comment
Congress
70 Scientists Recommend Continued Protection for Wolves
A group of 70 scientists and scholars released an open letter this week calling for the continued protection of gray wolves in the Great Lakes and beyond.
December 1, 2015 24 Comments
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Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission Strips Wolves of Endangered Species Act Protections
Ignoring scientists and the pleas of thousands of concerned wildlife advocates, Oregon’s Fish & Wildlife Commission voted to remove gray wolves from the state Endangered Species Act.
November 11, 2015 13 Comments
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House & Senate Dems to President Obama–Veto Extinction
This Congress has seen at least 80 different legislative attacks on the Endangered Species Act. In its 42 years, the
November 5, 2015 48 Comments
