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For Immediate Release, April 6, 2011 Contact: Tierra Curry, (928) 522-3681 Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Nation’s Smallest Seahorse Oil Disaster in Gulf of Mexico Pushes Already ...
For Immediate Release, August 12, 2013 Contact: Brett Hartl, (202) 817-8121 Agency Backtracks on Attempt to Exclude Wolf Experts From Review of Delisting Proposal WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and ...
After 90 Percent Decline, Federal Protection Sought for Monarch Butterfly Genetically Engineered Crops Are Major Driver in Population Crash WASHINGTON — The Center for Biological Diversity and Center ...
WASHINGTON— The highly secretive arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture known as Wildlife Services killed more than 3.2 million animals during fiscal year 2015, according to new data released by ...
Scientists Predict Extinction in 20 Years for Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtles; Conservation Efforts Needed Immediately SAN FRANCISCO— A new study finds that the Western Pacific population of ...
Petition Seeks Emergency Moratorium on Imports of Salamanders for Pet Trade Exotic Salamanders Could Carry Deadly Disease WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity and Save the Frogs today filed ...
WASHINGTON— The yearly count of monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico, released today, shows a decrease from last year’s count and confirms the iconic orange and black butterfly is still very ...
EASTERN MONARCH BUTTERFLY POPULATION PLUNGES BY MORE THAN HALF Population Overwintering in Mexico Falls Well Below Extinction Threshold For Immediate Release, March 13, 2020 WASHINGTON— The yearly ...
Center for Biological Diversity: The Trump administration announced today that it will waive dozens of environmental laws to speed construction of 18- to 30-foot-tall border walls across 80 miles of ...
Center for Biological Diversity: A study published today in the journal PeerJ shows the Endangered Species Act has saved roughly 99 percent of protected wildlife since its creation in 1973, ...
WASHINGTON― American Rivers today named the Gila River No. 1 on the list of “America’s most endangered rivers” of 2019, citing the grave threat that climate change and a proposed diversion project ...
Center for Biological Diversity: More than 160 conservation groups sent a letter to U.S. senators today urging them to oppose the nomination of fossil fuel lobbyist David Bernhardt as Interior ...