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2005 Press Releases

December

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Stays Wild 12/21/2005

Federal District Court Blocks Snowmachine Grooming in Woodland Caribou Habitat 12/21/2005

House Authorizes Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 12/19/2005

Arctic Drilling in Defense Bill -- Pro-Drilling Proponents Sabotaging Homeland Security and Troop Preparedness 12/16/2005

Alaska Again Targets Wolves for Aerial Killing 12/03/2005

November

Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Recovered, Challenges to Delisting Remain 11/14/2005

GOP House Leadership Drops Arctic and Offshore Drilling Provision from Budget Bill 11/09/2005

Senate Passes Budget Bill With Arctic Drilling Provision 11/03/2005

Defenders of Wildlife Strongly Supports U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Terminating Sea Otter Translocation Program and Management Zone 11/01/2005

October

Conservation Groups Ask Minnesota to Protect Threatened Lynx from State Trapping Program 10/28/2005

House Committee Votes to Open Arctic Refuge, Waives Environmental Laws 10/26/2005

New Jersey Groups Launch TV Ads Urging GOP Members to Protect Arctic Refuge from Oil Drilling 10/24/2005

Defenders Celebrates 'Wolf Awareness Week 2005' 10/20/2005

New Hope for Southern Sea Otters 10/05/2005

Nation's Most Endangered Wildlife Refuges of 2005 Announced by Defenders of Wildlife 10/05/2005

September

House Guts Endangered Species Act 09/29/2005

Farming, Pesticide Safety, and Religious Communities Rally Against Pombo Endangered Species Bill 09/28/2005

Environmental Groups Applaud Efforts to Secure Strong Endangered Species Act 09/28/2005

New Report Finds an Expanded Sea Otter Population Could Generate Millions in Tourism Dollars for California's Economy 09/28/2005

International Ban on Shark Finning Adopted for Northwest Atlantic 09/23/2005

Pombo Moving Legislation That Would Cripple Endangered Species Act 09/19/2005

Protection Sought for Mohave Desert Ground Squirrel 09/13/2005

Appeals Court Says No to Navy Landing Field in Eastern North Carolina 09/07/2005

August

Border Ecological Issues Require Immediate Attention, Says Collaborative Report 08/23/2005

Circuit Court Blocks Bush Administration End Run Around Endangered Species Act 08/23/2005

Conservation Groups Call on Forest Service to Save Woodland Caribou 08/17/2005

Bush Administration Erodes Protections for Endangered Ferret Habitat on Public Lands 08/12/2005

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to List the Southwestern Alaska Sea Otters Under the Endangered Species Act 08/09/2005

Wolf Kill Policies Illegal, Groups Charge 08/05/2005

Threatened Piping Plovers Enjoy Best Breeding Season Since 1999 As Six New Chicks Are Born 08/02/2005

Conservation Groups Call for Emergency Endangered Listing for Red Knot, A Rapidly Declining Shorebird 08/01/2005

July

Wildlife on Track in Transportation Bill: Overall Bill Loses Steam on Environmental Protections 07/29/2005

Navy Stick to Same, Old, Flawed Argument as it Tries to Build a Misplaced Landing Field Near a National Wildlife Refuge in Washington County, NC 07/20/2005

White House Selection for Wildlife Post Questioned 07/18/2005

Conservation Groups Speak Out Against Outlying Landing Field Site Near Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge 07/13/2005

Defenders Campaigns to "Exxpose Exxon" 07/12/2005

Assault on Endangered Species Act: Draft Legislation Sides With Developers Over Majority of Americans 07/06/2005

June

Reward Offered for Information Leading to the Arrest and Prosecution in Sea Otter Killings in the Monterey Bay Area 06/28/2005

International Ban on Shark Finning Adopted 06/27/2005

Protection Sought for Florida Black Bear 06/20/2005

Leading Conservation Groups Call on Delaware Bay Governors to Save the Imperiled Red Knot 06/07/2005

May

Minnesota Legislature Passes Bill Placing Endangered Lynx in Harm's Way 05/26/2005

Former Fish and Wildlife Head Warns Senate Against Weakening Species Protection 05/19/2005

Defenders of Wildlife Calls on National Park Service to Protect Endangered Birds by Limiting Off Road Vehicle Use on Cape Hatteras Seashore 05/18/2005

World-Renowned Scientists Caution Senate on Endangered Species Protection 05/17/2005

Become Bear Savvy! Celebrate National Bear Awareness Week, May 15 - 21 05/13/2005

Fishing and Sea Otter Groups Collaborate on Farr Sea Otter Bill 05/12/2005

Amanda Beard, Jeff Corwin Get Wild for Defenders of Wildlife 05/12/2005

Conservation, Community and Tourism Groups Launch Red Wolf Awareness Campaign in Northeastern North Carolina 05/12/2005

Defenders of Wildlife Releases "Living With Black Bears" DVD; Observes Bear Awareness Week, May 15-21 05/12/2005

New Report Find Vibrant Red Wolf Population Could Generate Millions in Tourism Dollars for Tyrrell and Hyde Counties 05/11/2005

Bush Administration Guts Protection for Roadless Forests: Millions of Acres of Wild National Forests Immediately at Risk 05/05/2005

Disastrous Bill Will Exempt Thousands of Acres of Wilderness From Environmental Laws 05/04/2005

April

Congress Backroom Budget Deal Puts Arctic Refuge at Risk 04/28/2005

Ivory Billed Woodpecker Discovery Cause for Celebration 04/28/2005

A New Leaf on Earth Day 04/22/2005

Data Show No Strong Links Between Wolf Numbers and Idaho Elk Declines 04/20/2005

Top U.S. Furniture Makers Warned: Illegal Mahogany From Peru Threatens Native People, Amazon Forest 04/14/2005

Lawn Pesticides Uprooted Amidst New Lawn Season 04/13/2005

Conservation Groups and Roseville Developers Reach Agreement to Protect Wetlands and Grasslands in Placer County, Most Rapidly Developing Area in California 04/11/2005

The Famous Alaska Toklat Wolf Pack Struggles for Survival 04/05/2005

March

Forest Service Recommendations Fall Short 03/17/2005

Senate Vote Doesn't End Arctic Fight 03/16/2005

Fight to Protect the Arctic Refuge Reaches Critical Point Refuge Faces Most Dire Threat in Decades 03/11/2005

Alaska Aerial Wolf Kill Toll Surpasses 200 03/04/2005

Board of Game Meets to Consider Proposals to Expand Aerial Killing Programs 03/02/2005

February

Lawsuit Filed Against New National Forest Rules 02/17/2005

More Than 1,000 Scientists Confirm Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Will Harm Wildlife 02/14/2005

Statement by Rodger Schlickeisen, President of Defenders of Wildlife, on H.R. 418 02/10/2005

Bush Budget Threatens America's Environmental Security 02/09/2005

The Bush Budget: Sacrificing Tomorrow for Today 02/09/2005

Bush Administration Proposes Hunting Endangered Wildlife...Again 02/04/2005

Defenders of Wildlife Helps Track the Elusive Bobcat 02/03/2005

Statement of Rodger Schlickeisen, President, Defenders of Wildlife, on Rally for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 02/02/2005

A Second Victory for Wolves on Same Day 02/01/2005

Court Says "No" to Bush's Attempt to Prematurely Remove Federal Protection for Gray Wolves 02/01/2005

January

Statement of Jamie Rappaport Clark on Endangered Species Act, State of the Environment 2005 Briefing 01/31/2005

Americans Salute 10 Years of Wolves in Yellowstone 01/12/2005

Defenders of Wildlife Offers Reward for Information in Bison Arrow Shooting on National Wildlife Refuge 01/10/2005

Grizzly Bear Livestock Kills Drop in 2004; Only 26 Livestock Losses Reported 01/06/2005

Over 100 Scientists and Academics Agree: Alaska's Board of Game Ignored Scientific Recommendations for Recent Predator Control Programs 01/06/2005

Nevada Gets Green Light to Drill for Water in Desert National Wildlife Refuge 01/05/2005

New Federal Plan Reduces Wolf Protection 01/03/2005

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