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International Biodiversity Day
Today is International Biodiversity Day. It comes shortly after the U.N. released a report showing that 1 million species are
May 22, 2019
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Endangered Species Have Feelings Too
Note: This is a guest post by Alexandra Delis-Abrams, PhD, the author of the book Endangered Species Have Feelings Too.
December 13, 2018
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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
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Give to Keep Wolves Protected
This Giving Tuesday comes at a deciding moment for gray wolves around the country. Multiple bills under consideration by Congress would
November 29, 2016
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Vote for Endangered Species
This election could be the most important in recent history for endangered and threatened species. The outcome of local, state,
November 7, 2016
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Oregonians Oppose Hunting of Wolves
A new poll conducted by Mason Dixon Polling and Research finds that the vast majority of Oregon voters — from both rural and urban areas — oppose using hunting as a management tool for wolves in the state and believe wildlife officials wrongly removed state protections from wolves. The poll also revealed that most Oregonians believe nonlethal methods should be the primary focus in reducing conflicts between wolves and livestock.
October 7, 2016
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Celebrate Endangered Species Day
Today is the 11th annual Endangered Species Day! The U.S. Senate helped to start this day of celebration of conservation
May 20, 2016
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Take action for Endangered Species Day
The 11th annual Endangered Species Day is coming up in weeks. On Friday, May 20th, events will be held around
April 19, 2016
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More than 80 North Carolina Landowners Express Support for Recovery of Endangered Red Wolves
Via the Animal Welfare Institute:
Albemarle Peninsula, N.C.—Private landowners in the five counties of North Carolina where red wolves roam signed a petition, sent to U.S Fish and Wildlife Service director Dan Ashe, expressing their support for keeping endangered red wolves on their land.
February 3, 2016
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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
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