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Wildlife Advocates Call on Congress to Defend Endangered Species Act WASHINGTON (February 7, 2018) – More than 240 environmental, animal

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Taking it to the Streets!
In response to the Trump Administration’s anti-environmental policies, the Endangered Species Coalition has launched a grassroots initiative to fight back.
January 23, 2018 No Comments

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Report: Science Suppressed, Ignored Due to Political Pressure
“How Politics Drowned Out Science for Ten Endangered Species” Washington, D.C. – A new report out today shows that the
December 14, 2017 No Comments

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What Will Happen To The Manatee Now That It’s No Longer Considered Endangered?
By Emily Folk We want to see the manatee population rebound to a point where they can be taken off
December 11, 2017 No Comments

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In Recognition of Half-Earth Day, Groups Host Conversation with E.O. Wilson and Members of Congress to Save America’s Biodiversity and Protect Wildlife Corridors
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of the planet’s first Half-Earth Day, join Wildlands Network and partners for “Wildlife Corridors and
October 24, 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

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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