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Oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout has made landfall on the Gulf coast; it is expected to hit the Delta and Breton National Wildlife Refuges before reaching the mainland. The Department of Homeland Security has declared the Deepwater Horizon Gulf spill of 'national significance' and multiple agencies are mobilizing to control the spread of oil. Officials dealing with the spill have repeatedly pointed out that a spill of this sort is unprecedented; they have never encountered oil leaking from a well a mile below the surface. Solutions could take months to implement, in which time spreading oil will have devastated the Gulf coast, from Louisiana down to Florida’s beaches. On the eve of International Migratory Bird Day, thousands of migratory birds are traveling through this vital flyway and could be impacted by this uncontrolled spill.
Defenders of Wildlife's petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to investigate the plight of the Mohave ground squirrel in California. The Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Mohave ground squirrels could face extinction.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made public yesterday new draft wind-energy siting recommendations that aim to avoid sensitive wildlife habitat and to decrease the chances of bird and bats being killed by wind turbines. Aimee Delach, Defenders of Wildlife’s wind energy and wildlife expert and member of the advisory committee, comments:
The following statement was released in response to the Alaska State Legislature‘s rejection of Board of Game nominee, Al Barrette:
Expansion of offshore oil & gas drilling could permanently alter much of America’s coastline and threaten economy of coastal communities.
WASHINGTON (March 29, 2010) – As the Obama administration sets out to determine the future for the 193-million-acre National Forest System, a coalition of conservation organizations is calling on people to make their voices heard. They’ll get that chance from March 29 through May 12 when the U.S. Forest Service hosts a series of roundtable discussions with citizens across the country to determine how the forests are managed for generations.
Five frog species and an Iranian salamander will be protected from unsustainable international trade thanks to a decision by the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora (CITES).
SACRAMENTO (March 22, 2010) — The following is a statement from Kim Delfino, California program director for Defenders of Wildlife:
Defenders of Wildlife expressed its disappointment today over the decision by the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) not to give greater protection to the polar bear.