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2008 Press Releases

December

Next Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture should restore our nation’s commitment to conservation 12/17/2008

Rare Delaware Bay shorebird at risk of extinction 12/16/2008

Scathing report blames Interior Department officials for wildlife mismanagement 12/15/2008

Bush administration takes parting shot at endangered wildlife 12/11/2008

Bush administration finalizes rule; blocks crucial polar bear protections 12/11/2008

Bush administration leaves a stained legacy on environmental issues 12/11/2008

Groups urge OMB to stop last minute rush to finalize environmental rules 12/10/2008

U.S. Coast Guard, wildlife groups settle litigation to protect endangered whales from ship strikes 12/05/2008

Climate change reports welcomed by Defenders of Wildlife 12/03/2008

November

Nineteen Alaskan wolves already killed this season 11/24/2008

Getting in front of the clean energy curve 11/17/2008

New report highlights need to act now to protect wildlife from global warming 11/13/2008

Alaska Department of Fish and Game expand predator control methods 11/07/2008

Obama administration offers opportunities to advance environmental issues 11/05/2008

October

FWS continues to push outdated delisting rule for Northern Rockies wolves 10/24/2008

Imperiled beluga whales receive Endangered Species Act protections 10/17/2008

Top Environmental Groups: California's Climate Plan is on the Right Track 10/15/2008

México Promulga ley para prohibir la captura y exportación de pericos silvestres mexicanos 10/14/2008

Mexico signs law to ban capture and export of Mexican wild parrots 10/14/2008

Groups applaud new rules to protect right whales, but condemn premature phase-out of rules after only five years 10/08/2008

New guide fosters improved relations between livestock producers and wolves 10/06/2008

September

Politics overrules biologists' views in wolverine decision 09/30/2008

Court order reinstates safeguards for endangered right whales 09/30/2008

Trend setting California gives sea otter conservation international appeal 09/18/2008

Wolves protected again! FWS voluntarily removes own delisting rule 09/17/2008

Groups Sue Over Feds' Decision to Remove Protections for Whales 09/16/2008

Conservation groups challenge controversial mine plan in Idaho 09/15/2008

"Culture of ethical failure" at MMS reinforces influence of Big Oil 09/10/2008

Groups seek reinstatement of protections for Sierra bellwether species 09/09/2008

August

Southern California national forests in peril 08/14/2008

Bush Administration takes aim at Endangered Species Act 08/12/2008

Forest Service approves plan to poison more prairie dogs on national grasslands 08/12/2008

California State Legislature unanimously approves Sea Otter Awareness Week 08/08/2008

Your Lands, Your Wildlife, Your Story 08/08/2008

New "recovery crediting system" could undermine federal actions to safeguard imperiled species 08/01/2008

July

EPA issues landmark decision to prohibit deadly pesticide carbofuran residues on food 07/24/2008

Statement by Tom Banks, Alaska Representative, Defenders of Wildlife 07/23/2008

District Judge reverses gray wolf delisting throughout Northern Rockies 07/18/2008

Federal court orders Coast Guard to review shipping routes to protect endangered right whales 07/18/2008

Oil speculators reap the profits while drivers pay the price at the pump 07/17/2008

Rep. Boehner claims Arctic National Wildlife Refuge contains no wildlife 07/15/2008

Endangered species protections sought for U.S. wolverines 07/08/2008

June

Getting the lead out of condor country 06/30/2008

Whale advocates file suit to protect endangered whales from ship collisions 06/26/2008

Landmark Panther Protection Program announced 06/23/2008

House subcommittee pulls for more funding for National Wildlife Refuges, global warming research 06/11/2008

Governor Schwarzenegger supports oil spill cleanup legislation for marine wildlife and inland rivers and streams 06/11/2008

Legislation aims to strip vital protections from threatened wildlife on Cape Hatteras National Seashore 06/11/2008

Climate Security Act debate sets the stage for next Congress 06/06/2008

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refusal to create plan to save jaguar forces conservation group to act 06/03/2008

Groups seek to restore health of Elk Refuge herds 06/03/2008

May

Polar bear rule falls short of safeguarding threatened species 05/20/2008

Polar bear listed as threatened but protection uncertain 05/14/2008

Bush Administration challenged over abandonment of wildlife protections 05/06/2008

April

U.S. wildlife officials failing to conserve Mexican wolf 04/30/2008

Federal judge approves agreement to preserve wildlife and recreation opportunities on Hatteras 04/30/2008

Twelve conservation groups challenge federal wolf delisting 04/28/2008

Congress to hold field hearing on border wall 04/25/2008

Politics beats science: Alaska's Cook Inlet beluga whale protections delayed 04/21/2008

Rep. Don Young's pet road project to come under House scrutiny 04/21/2008

Congressional, religious, cultural and academic leaders urge Supreme Court to hear challenge to border wall 04/18/2008

Bison Finally Catch a Break in Montana 04/17/2008

Hatteras Beach Driving Negotiations Successful 04/16/2008

Bush Administration Again Favors Timber and Oil Industry By Proposing Weakened National Forest Management Regulations 04/10/2008

Offshore Drilling Could Destroy Bristol Bay Fisheries 04/08/2008

Borderlands and citizens' trust in government shattered thanks to latest waivers by Bush administration; Chance for Congress to correct a mistake 04/03/2008

Bison: Can't Leave Park, Can't Escape Slaughter 04/02/2008

"A Nation of Laws, Not Men"? 04/01/2008

March

Open Season on Wolves in Wyoming 03/28/2008

New analysis finds Mojave Desert contributes more than a billion dollars annually to California region 03/24/2008

U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Answer: Is Chertoff Above the Law? 03/17/2008

Bush administration's inaction pushes jaguar closer to extinction in U.S. 03/11/2008

Decision Not to Protect Wolverines in the U.S. is New Low 03/10/2008

Government Again Spurns the Wolverine 03/10/2008

Dia de los Lobos - Tucson Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Mexican Wolf 03/07/2008

February

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces New Lynx Critical Habitat Proposal 02/28/2008

Groups Seek Emergency Listing of Red Knot 02/27/2008

Eleven Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Wolf Delisting 02/27/2008

Wolves Lose Protection Under Endangered Species Act 02/21/2008

Federal judge asked to restrict driving to save 2008 breeding season on Cape Hatteras National Seashore 02/20/2008

Private Reserve Established to Save America's Jaguar 02/14/2008

Defenders of Wildlife Helps Fund Montana Rancher Compensation Program 02/13/2008

EPA Under Pressure to Keep Banned Pesticide on Market 02/11/2008

Latest Mexican wolf survey shows consistent population decline 02/07/2008

Chukchi Lease Sale: More of Bush's Dead End Energy Policy 02/06/2008

President's Budget Shortchanges America's Natural Heritage 02/04/2008

January

Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Wolf-Killing Rule 01/28/2008

Gray Wolf Returns to Oregon 01/24/2008

Wolves in the Northern Rockies Lose Important Protections 01/24/2008

No Outlying Landing Field for Washington County 01/22/2008

California taxpayers' generosity helping to save sea otters 01/15/2008