In July 2019, New York State adopted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which mandates that 70% of the state’s electricity is generated
The “ESA Amendments Act of 2025” would eviscerate protections for species on the brink of extinction. View our fact sheet to learn more about H.R. 1897, the "ESA Amendments Act of 2025."
In 2024, the Colorado lawmakers passed a bill allowing Colorado Parks and Wildlife to reintroduce wolverines. Defenders of Wildlife, Colorado State University Extension, and the
The Golden-cheeked Warbler, a migratory songbird that breeds exclusively in the Ashe juniper-oak woodlands of Central Texas, was listed as endangered in 1990 due to
Recovering threatened and endangered species is central to the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and the protection of larger areas of habitat is
Critical Habitat Designation for Rice's Whale Rice’s whale is the only great whale species living full-time in the Gulf of Mexico. The species was first
The American public has an historic commitment to conserving wildlife on national wildlife refuges. But today that legacy is seriously threatened. Political pressures Congress so
