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The Administration failed wolves in 2023
In the Northern Rockies–where wolves have been denied Endangered Species Act protections–more than 100 wolves have been killed by hunters
December 31, 2023 No Comments
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Help make more progress in the fight to ban killing contests
More than forty states around the country allow wildlife-killing contests that reward participants for the largest or greatest number of
December 30, 2023 No Comments
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Don’t let the 50th year of the Endangered Species Act be its last
The Endangered Species Act became law 50 years ago today. President Richard Nixon said this in his signing statement: Nothing
December 28, 2023 No Comments
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Save our Endangered Salmon and Orcas: Join us Sept. 8-9 for Free the Snake Flotilla!
For far too long, the four outdated and costly dams in the lower Snake River have pushed our wild salmon
September 6, 2017 No Comments
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Former Director of National Park Service Joins Endangered Species Coalition Board
Robert “Bob” Stanton, former Director of the National Park Service (NPS) and former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, has joined the board of directors of the Endangered Species Coalition, a well-regarded advocacy nonprofit working tirelessly to protect our nation’s natural heritage.
September 6, 2017 No Comments
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Take the August Recess Challenge to Stop Extinction and Help Stop Congress from Gutting the Endangered Species Act!
The Endangered Species Act is one of the country’s most important and powerful conservation laws. It has a whopping 99
July 25, 2017 33 Comments
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Overwhelming Support for the Endangered Species Act
Four hundred and twenty-five national, state, and local conservation groups sent a letter to the Senate and House leadership Thursday demonstrating their overwhelming support for the Endangered Species Act. Referencing the “unprecedented threat” faced by the Act in Congress, the groups strongly opposed any weakening of the Act under the guise of efforts to “modernize” or “reform” the Act. The groups—at least one from each of the 50 states—indicated that any “efforts to rewrite this law would prove disastrous for imperiled wildlife and should be strongly opposed.”
July 5, 2017 7 Comments
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Don’t “Modernize” the Endangered Species Act, Just Fund It!
This is a guest post from Rick Lamplugh. Rick is an author and wildlife advocate from Gardiner, Montana.
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The Endangered Species Coalition is bringing me and a number of other advocates to Washington, D.C. for a couple days to lobby for the Endangered Species Act. I respect the work of this national coalition of hundreds of conservation-minded organizations, and I’m glad to go. To prepare, I’m researching and writing. Here’s some of what I’ve found.
June 21, 2017 1 Comment
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Don’t fear wolves and grizzlies — respect them.
This is a guest post from Bethany Cotton. She is the Wildlife Program Director for WildEarth Guardians, an Endangered Species
June 19, 2017 2 Comments
Endangered Species Act
Protect the Science, Protect the Species
This is a guest post by Charise Johnson, a research associate in the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
As we face irreversible destruction of species and their habitats due to threats from habitat loss and fragmentation, overharvesting, pollution, climate change, and invasive species, lawmakers indicate they intend to attack the Endangered Species Act again. Under the current administration, we’ve already witnessed the introduction of several pieces of legislation intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act or specific species protections.
As we face irreversible destruction of species and their habitats due to threats from habitat loss and fragmentation, overharvesting, pollution, climate change, and invasive species, lawmakers indicate they intend to attack the Endangered Species Act again. Under the current administration, we’ve already witnessed the introduction of several pieces of legislation intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act or specific species protections.
June 12, 2017 2 Comments
World Environment Day
The Global Species Crisis: Mammals on the Brink of Extinction
This is a guest post on World Environment Day from Chris Rowson, Managing Director, Eco2Greetings. For some animal species, time on
June 5, 2017 1 Comment
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Good management starts with science
This post was written by Dave Stalling for High Country News. Dave is a hunter, angler, and writer living in Missoula,
May 26, 2017 2 Comments
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