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Half a Million People Urge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Not to Abandon Red Wolves
With Only 45 Remaining, Species Is One of World’s Most Endangered Mammals
July 15, 2016 8 Comments
USFWS
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Documents Show FWS Scientists Disagreed with Wolverine Decision
What do sage grouse, wolves, and burying beetles have to do with politics? A lot when we look at how decisions to protect or not protect these species have gotten tied into political debates.
December 4, 2015 1 Comment
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Science Endangered at the Fish and Wildlife Service
A new report surveyed 7,000 scientists in 4 different agencies, NOAA, FDA, CDC and the Fish and Wildlife Service and the results were troubling. Of the scientists surveyed at Fish and Wildlife, 72% believe that too much consideration was given to political interests at their agency, and 47% of agency scientists believe industry interference in agency decision-making is concerning, the highest percentages of any other government agency surveyed.
October 2, 2015 22 Comments
Congress
The Heavy Price of Trophy Hunting
Cecil’s killing and others like it show the need for strong, enduring, enforceable protections.
August 3, 2015 32 Comments
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Punts on Red Wolf Recovery
Conservationists Dismayed — Call upon USFWS to Renew Its Commitment to Restoring the Eastern Red Wolf
June 30, 2015 13 Comments
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All Chimpanzees to Be Protected as Endangered Under Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) release a final rule today classifying all chimpanzees, both wild and captive, as
June 12, 2015 3 Comments
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest Semifinalists Announced
Following a very difficult selection process by the International Child Art Foundation, semifinalists in the 2015 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest were announced today.
April 7, 2015 No Comments
Congress
Great Lakes Advocates Speak out for Wolves in D.C.
Last week I was lucky enough to accompany conservationists, farmers and hunters from across the Great Lakes States as they converged on Washington DC.
April 1, 2015 15 Comments
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For the Love of the Lobo
Maggie Howell is the Executive Director of the Wolf Conservation Center, an Endangered Species Coalition member organization. In this interview with Zoe Helene, she talks about what endangered wolves sacrifice in captivity, the threat they face from hunters and ranchers in the wild, and her love for the lobo.
March 16, 2015 9 Comments
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Wolf Killed in Utah Was Grand Canyon Wolf
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service confirmed today in a press release that the wolf killed late last year in Utah was the Grand Canyon wolf that had been named Echo.
February 11, 2015 8 Comments
