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Amendment 83: Why Colorado’s Wildlife and Our Voice Are at Risk

Amendment 83 threatens to change how Colorado makes wildlife policy by giving hunting and fishing special constitutional status. Learn how this proposal could undermine science-based conservation, limit voters’ voices, and make it harder to protect wildlife for future generations.

October 13, 2026 No Comments

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The Grower’s Side of the Monarch Crisis: What 35 Years of Growing Milkweed Taught Me About Why It’s Disappearing

I have grown milkweed at commercial scale for 35 years. My family has been in the nursery business since 1959, and our farm in Tennessee sits in the middle of the eastern monarch migration corridor. I have watched this crisis unfold from the field, not from a research station or a policy desk, but from the rows where the plants come out of the ground.

October 8, 2026 No Comments

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Endangered Species Coalition Honors Conservation Leaders Protecting Endangered Species

Former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and Brooke Shifrin to receive awards.

October 5, 2026 No Comments

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RELEASE: Groups secure agreement from feds to evaluate Southern Rockies for lynx critical habitat

For Release: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Contacts: John Mellgren, Western Environmental Law Center, 541-359-0990, [email protected] Lindsay Larris, WildEarth Guardians, 310-923-1465, [email protected] Peter Hart,

April 26, 2022 No Comments

Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands: American Bird Conservancy Emphasizes Risk to Greater Sage-Grouse

Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands: American Bird Conservancy Emphasizes Risk to Greater Sage-Grouse Media Contact: Jordan Rutter,

April 20, 2022 No Comments

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RELEASE: Appeals Court upholds habitat protections for New Mexico meadow jumping mouse

For Release: Monday, April 18, 2022 Appeals Court upholds habitat protections for New Mexico meadow jumping mouse Habitat for

April 18, 2022 No Comments

RELEASE: Biden administration to restart oil, gas leasing on public lands

For Release: Friday, April 15, 2022 Biden administration to restart oil, gas leasing on public lands “While the Biden administration

April 15, 2022 No Comments

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Protecting Ocean Sound and Food for the Future of Orcas

Article by: Jane Marsh, Editor-in-Chief of Environment.co Imagine you’re at a rock concert without earplugs. Your head hurts and

April 8, 2022 No Comments

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Semifinalist Entries Selected in Endangered Species Youth Art Contest

Thank you to everyone who entered the Endangered Species Coalition’s 2022 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest! This year we

April 8, 2022 No Comments

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Statement on Wind Energy Company’s Prosecution for Illegally Killing Eagles

Statement on Wind Energy Company’s Prosecution for Illegally Killing Eagles Media Contact: Jordan Rutter, Director of Public Relations| [email protected] |

April 7, 2022 No Comments

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Trapping ban goes into effect across New Mexico public lands tomorrow

For Release: Thursday, March 31, 2022 ‘Roxy’s Law’ trapping ban goes into effect across New Mexico public lands on Friday,

March 31, 2022 No Comments

RELEASE: “Do better” says groups of Honoring Chaco Initiative

For Release: Thursday, March 31, 2022 “Do better” says groups of Honoring Chaco Initiative Greater Chaco Coalition sends follow-up

March 31, 2022 No Comments

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The Blog

The Latest from the Endangered Species Coalition

Amendment 83: Why Colorado’s Wildlife and Our Voice Are at Risk

The Grower’s Side of the Monarch Crisis: What 35 Years of Growing Milkweed Taught Me About Why It’s Disappearing

Endangered Species Coalition Honors Conservation Leaders Protecting Endangered Species

Get alerts and updates

RELEASE: Groups secure agreement from feds to evaluate Southern Rockies for lynx critical habitat

Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands: American Bird Conservancy Emphasizes Risk to Greater Sage-Grouse

RELEASE: Appeals Court upholds habitat protections for New Mexico meadow jumping mouse

RELEASE: Biden administration to restart oil, gas leasing on public lands

Protecting Ocean Sound and Food for the Future of Orcas

Semifinalist Entries Selected in Endangered Species Youth Art Contest

Statement on Wind Energy Company’s Prosecution for Illegally Killing Eagles

Trapping ban goes into effect across New Mexico public lands tomorrow

RELEASE: “Do better” says groups of Honoring Chaco Initiative

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