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2008 Press Releases

May

Bush Administration Challenged Over Abandonment of Wildlife Protections05/06/2008

April

U.S. wildlife officials failing to conserve Mexican wolf04/30/2008

Federal judge approves agreement to preserve wildlife and recreation opportunities on Hatteras04/30/2008

Twelve conservation groups challenge federal wolf delisting04/28/2008

Congress to hold field hearing on border wall04/25/2008

Rep. Don Young's pet road project to come under House scrutiny04/21/2008

Politics beats science: Alaska's Cook Inlet beluga whale protections delayed04/21/2008

Congressional, religious, cultural and academic leaders urge Supreme Court to hear challenge to border wall04/18/2008

Bison Finally Catch a Break in Montana04/17/2008

Hatteras Beach Driving Negotiations Successful04/16/2008

Bush Administration Again Favors Timber and Oil Industry By Proposing Weakened National Forest Management Regulations04/10/2008

Offshore Drilling Could Destroy Bristol Bay Fisheries04/08/2008

Borderlands and citizens' trust in government shattered thanks to latest waivers by Bush administration; Chance for Congress to correct a mistake04/03/2008

Bison: Can't Leave Park, Can't Escape Slaughter04/02/2008

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

March

Open Season on Wolves in Wyoming03/28/2008

New analysis finds Mojave Desert contributes more than a billion dollars annually to California region03/24/2008

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 Low03/10/2008

Government Again Spurns the Wolverine03/10/2008

Dia de los Lobos - Tucson Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Mexican Wolf03/07/2008

February

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces New Lynx Critical Habitat Proposal02/28/2008

Groups Seek Emergency Listing of Red Knot02/27/2008

Eleven Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Wolf Delisting02/27/2008

Wolves Lose Protection Under Endangered Species Act02/21/2008

Federal judge asked to restrict driving to save 2008 breeding season on Cape Hatteras National Seashore02/20/2008

Private Reserve Established to Save America's Jaguar02/14/2008

Defenders of Wildlife Helps Fund Montana Rancher Compensation Program02/13/2008

EPA Under Pressure to Keep Banned Pesticide on Market02/11/2008

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

Chukchi Lease Sale: More of Bush's Dead End Energy Policy02/06/2008

President's Budget Shortchanges America's Natural Heritage02/04/2008

January

Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Wolf-Killing Rule01/28/2008

Gray Wolf Returns to Oregon01/24/2008

Wolves in the Northern Rockies Lose Important Protections01/24/2008

No Outlying Landing Field for Washington County01/22/2008

California taxpayers' generosity helping to save sea otters01/15/2008