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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.

June 12, 2017 2 Comments

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Legislative Trojan Horse

Twenty-four. That is the number of bills attacking the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that have been introduced to the House

May 8, 2017 No Comments

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WIN for Wolves: Great Lakes wolf delisting kept out of spending bill

Thanks to thousands of calls, emails, visits, and endless pressure from Endangered Species Coalition activists and member organizations, Congress will

May 1, 2017 350 Comments

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Because #LoboWeek: A Brief Look at the Plight of the Mexican Gray Wolf

This week 19 years ago, 11 captive-born Mexican gray wolves (aka lobos) were released into the wilds of New Mexico and Arizona for the first time since they were very nearly eradicated in the early 1970s. In 1976, three years after the passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the lobo was listed as an endangered species.

March 27, 2017 94 Comments

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Senate Committee Aims to Weaken Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Advocates Vow to Protect Landmark Conservation Law Washington, DC – On Wednesday, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) kicked off

February 15, 2017 5 Comments

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The War against Poaching In 2016

This is a guest post from Jack Smith. Poaching has been around almost as long as people have been hungry,

September 6, 2016 1 Comment

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Attacks on Endangered Species Act Hiding Behind Bad Attitudes and Bad Science

Wolves in the Western Great Lakes remain under Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection following a federal court decision in December

June 14, 2016 7 Comments

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Committee Votes to Object to Bobcat Hunting in New Hampshire

With thanks to months of activism, earlier this month the New Hampshire Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules voted to object to the reopening proposal on a trapping and hunting season on bobcats!

April 8, 2016 3 Comments

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Transcending the Big Bad Wolf

In the history of western civilization, no animal has been as systematically vilified as the wolf. Neither spider nor snake, bat nor rat, nor shark of any kind, can make this claim.

January 19, 2016 16 Comments

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Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission Strips Wolves of Endangered Species Act Protections

Ignoring scientists and the pleas of thousands of concerned wildlife advocates, Oregon’s Fish & Wildlife Commission voted to remove gray wolves from the state Endangered Species Act.

November 11, 2015 13 Comments

Tag: Endangered Species Act

Protect the Science, Protect the Species

Legislative Trojan Horse

WIN for Wolves: Great Lakes wolf delisting kept out of spending bill

Because #LoboWeek: A Brief Look at the Plight of the Mexican Gray Wolf

Senate Committee Aims to Weaken Endangered Species Act

The War against Poaching In 2016

Attacks on Endangered Species Act Hiding Behind Bad Attitudes and Bad Science

Committee Votes to Object to Bobcat Hunting in New Hampshire

Transcending the Big Bad Wolf

Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission Strips Wolves of Endangered Species Act Protections

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