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1999 Press Releases

December

Defenders Compensates Nearly $50,000 from Wolf, Grizzly Funds in 199912/29/1999

Conservationists Seek Critical Habitat Protection for Highly Endangered Sonoran Pronghorn12/27/1999

Wolves in the Adirondacks?12/21/1999

Defenders of Wildlife Releases First Comprehensive National Wolf Strategy12/17/1999

International Coalition to Sue U.S. Government over Failure To Protect Colorado River Biodiversity12/15/1999

Comments on Land Legacy Coalition12/14/1999

November

Coalition Calls for Moratorium on Genetically Engineered Crops11/30/1999

Groups Request Amendment to U.S. - Mexico River Treaty to Allocate Water for Wildlife11/23/1999

Beyond Playing Defense: Good News for Land & Wildlife in the Budget11/18/1999

Rodger Schlickeisen, President of Defenders of Wildlife, On the Conservation and Reinvestment Act11/10/1999

Coalition Statement to House Resources Committee on CARA Bill Scheduled for Markup November 1011/09/1999

Lunch Briefing With Wolves & Radio Personality Dr. Dog in San Diego County11/02/1999

October

Mexican Wolf Wins in Court; Yellowstone Wolf Case Still Pending10/28/1999

Defenders Fights Legal Challenge of Red Wolf Program in North Carolina10/27/1999

Statement of Rodger Schlickeisen on the Passing of The Honorable John Chafee10/25/1999

Statement on Passage of Interior Appropriations Bill10/21/1999

Federal Court Decision Will Protect Precious Habitat in the West10/19/1999

October 17-24: 1999 Wolf Awareness Week -- Events Scheduled Throughout United States10/15/1999

Defenders Hails Proposal to List Atlantic Salmon as Victory For Wildlife10/14/1999

New Kidsplanet.org Site Offers a World of Wildlife Activities for Youth & Educators10/13/1999

Statement on President Clinton's Roadless Areas/ Land Legacy Announcement Today10/13/1999

Interior Secretary Babbitt's Colorado Visit Highlights Upcoming Land Legislation10/08/1999

September

Forest Service Proposes New Regulations to Modernize Forest Management09/30/1999

Interior Secretary Babbitt's Chattahoochee Visit Highlights Upcoming Land Legislation09/30/1999

Alaska Legislature Repeals Key Provision of Wolf Protection Law09/25/1999

Babbitt Manassas Visit Highlights Upcoming Land Legislation09/23/1999

Defenders Decries Latest Anti-environmental Riders, Calls for Presidential Veto09/15/1999

Congress Called on to Pass Legislation for to Protection of Delmarva Fox Squirrel09/09/1999

Report Profiles Parks09/08/1999

Defenders and Local Maryland Landowner Sue FWS to Protect the Endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel09/07/1999

August

Rare Swift Foxes Are Reintroduced on Blackfeet Indian Reservation08/29/1999

Reaction to America's Land Legacy Radio Address by President Clinton & Vice President Gore08/23/1999

Operation Rio Grande Too Dangerous08/18/1999

Groups Sue U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service For Failure to List Florida Black Bear08/03/1999

July

Wolf on the Doorstep of 10th Circuit Court of Appeals07/29/1999

Anti-Environmental Riders on Interior Spending Bill to Test Senate Resolve07/27/1999

Statement On Beginning of Senate Deliberation on Interior Appropriations07/27/1999

Defenders of Wildlife Supports Tax Bill Introduced 07/20/1999

Defenders Offers Reward For Information Leading To Lynx Killer07/20/1999

June

Congressional Proposals on Military Land Withdrawals At Issue06/30/1999

Environment Under Attack Again in Interior Appropriations Bill06/24/1999

Defenders Makes Mexican Wolf Compensation Offer06/24/1999

May

The Newest Online Answer to Saving Something Wild05/27/1999

Chocolate Company Joins Forces with Defenders for a Sweet Deal to Save Yellowstone Wolves05/27/1999

Ag Appropriations Bill on House Floor05/26/1999

TR IV Report to Congress Shows Need for Funds05/19/1999

Floridians "Conserve Wildlife" With New Specialty License Plate05/17/1999

Wolf Hysteria Rules The Day In New Hampshire05/07/1999

April

Trade Pressure Deals Dolphins Deadly Blow04/29/1999

Prominent Scientists Support Land Legacy04/22/1999

Tax Bill Introduced To Benefit Endangered Species & Other Wildlife04/20/1999

Defenders Sues the Interior Department to Protect the Endangered Sonoran Pronghorn04/13/1999

March

Politics Prevail: Oregon Wolf Captured and Removed from State Against Widespread Opposition03/29/1999

Congressional Budget Will Slash Environmental Funding03/25/1999

10th Anniversary Tomorrow: Aftermath of Exxon Valdez Worse on Wildlife Than Official Reports03/23/1999

Newly Released Mexican Wolf Found Dead: Defenders Extends Wolf Reward Offer03/23/1999

Defenders Praises New Science Report on National Forest Management03/15/1999

Four Mexican Wolves Returned to the Wild 03/15/1999

Defenders Threatens to Sue to Protect Endangered Ocelot, Jaguarundi03/15/1999

United States Will Identify Italy As Illegal Driftnetting Country03/15/1999

Minnesota Wolves at Risk: Defenders Opposes Wolf Hunting and Trapping03/11/1999

New Changes to Guidelines for Habitat Conservation Plans under the Endangered Species Act03/09/1999

Olympic Gray Wolf Reintroduction Feasibility Study Released Today03/05/1999

Defenders Supports Permanent Funding for America's Land Legacy03/04/1999

Action Disregards Sentiment of Alaskan Voters03/04/1999

February

Defenders Promises Continued Compensation02/19/1999

Rare Swift Fox Flourishes at Blackfeet Rseservation02/18/1999

Defenders Urges Babbitt and CITES Committee to Oppose the Illegal Killing of Elephants02/08/1999

Florida Black Bear in Danger02/03/1999

January

Defenders and Coalition File Suit to Force Atlantic Salmon Listing01/27/1999

Defenders Decries Montana's Yellowstone Bison Slaughter01/26/1999

Conservation Group Pays More than $12,000 in 1998 For Grizzly Depredations01/22/1999

Reaction to State of the Union Address By Environmental Community01/19/1999

Scientists Find Serious Holes in Endangered Species Agreements01/15/1999

Farm Bureau Delegates Give Death Sentence to Yellowstone Wolves01/15/1999

Conservationists Applaud Clinton's Conservation Vision into the 21st Century01/12/1999

Annual Bison Killing Begins in Yellowstone01/12/1999

Farm Bureau Doesn't Represent Family Farmer01/11/1999

Defenders of Wildlife Brings Wolves to Farm Bureau Convention01/04/1999