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Bipartisan Former Wildlife Agency Leaders Defend Longstanding Endangered Species Act “Harm” Definition

Seven former leaders of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries have sent a letter to Interior Secretary Douglas Burgum and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging the administration to withdraw its recent rollback of the Endangered Species Act’s definition of “harm.”
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September 10, 2026 No Comments
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Bipartisan Group of Former Agency Heads Warns Endangered Species Act Rewrite Would Greenlight Habitat Destruction, Accelerate Extinction

Seven former officials from Republican and Democratic administrations oppose action that would strip habitat destruction from the law’s definition of harm.
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September 10, 2026 No Comments

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Voices for the ESA: Sara Gonzalez-Rothi on the Gulf and the Fight for Wildlife

At our March 31 protest, Sara Gonzalez-Rothi brought a powerful perspective shaped by public service, ocean policy, and a lifelong connection to the water. Her remarks reminded us that protecting wildlife is personal, and that the choices we make about ecosystems are also choices about our own future.
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April 1, 2026 No Comments
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Endangered Species Coalition & Save the Manatee Club Celebrates Manatee Day

This Manatee Appreciation Day, the Endangered Species Coalition and Save the Manatee Club are highlighting the Florida manatee’s recovery story and calling on Americans to protect the Endangered Species Act. Though manatees have made a remarkable comeback, ongoing threats to their habitat mean continued protections are essential.
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March 25, 2026 No Comments
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Southeast: Warm Waters, Wild Hearts, and What We Nearly Lost

As America approaches 250 years of independence, we are sharing regional wildlife stories about endangered and threatened species.

The Southeast is a region alive with motion. In the Everglades—one of America’s most unique and endangered habitats—slow-moving rivers of water wind through cypress swamps. Warm ocean waters sustain the rainforests of the sea, our coral reefs, while critically endangered pine forests provide roosts for threatened and endangered wildlife. Shaped by water, heat, hurricanes, and resilience, the Southeast is a landscape unlike any other.

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March 9, 2026 No Comments

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