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April 2020
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Southern Resident Orca (c) Katie Jones
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Demand action to save salmon and critically imperiled orcas!
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Outdated dams on the lower Snake River have cut off Chinook salmon
populations the salmon that starving southern resident orcas depend
on - from their spawning routes for years. Now, only 72 southern
resident orcas remain. Scientists estimate that a plan to remove these
dams would restore up to 1 million salmon, but that plan faces major
resistance from a new federal agency report. TAKE ACTION: Demand
federal agencies save salmon and starving orcas by removing old dams
on the lower Snake River! >>
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Wildlife in the News
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"As the current administration has a track record of opportunistically
exploiting and degrading our land, water, wildlife and people, we are
continuing to track federal regulations that if passed will undermine
wildlife conservation efforts, repeal clean water protections and
further contribute to the biodiversity crisis. "
Jamie Rappaport Clark, President of Defenders,
on the Trump administration's anti-wildlife
actions during the ongoing COVID-19 emergency
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Lobo (c) iStock/G Nagel
Hope for Mexican Gray Wolves
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The Mexican gray wolf, one of the world's rarest land mammals,
is making a comeback in the wild! In honor of Lobo Week, discover the
ongoing efforts that are making this incredible achievement possible.
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Tongass (c)Sam Catron
Federal Court Rules Against Old-Growth Logging in Alaska
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A federal judge ruled that the approval of an enormous timber harvest
plan in the Tongass violated the National Environmental Policy Act.
Conservationists are celebrating the decision as a victory for both
wildlife and the communities that would have been impacted. Read more
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Manatee (c) Jan Reyniers
If There Ever Were a Time to Pay Attention to Science...
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The current pandemic is shining a spotlight on how decades of neglect
and hostility toward science have left us unprepared to respond. We
need to learn to invest in governance and science - and fast.
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Red Wolf (c) Jeff Goulden iStock
Love is in the Air in Red Wolf Country
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced they
successfully re-released a pair of American red wolves in in North
Carolina. Read all about this huge victory for red wolves, the world's
most endangered canid.
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Monarch Butterfly (c) Natalie Cochrane
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Photo credits: Southern Resident Orca (c) Katie Jones | Lobo
(c) iStock/G Nagel | Rainforest Wolf in Tongass National Forest (c)
Sam Catron | Manatee (c) Jan Reyniers | Red Wolf (c) Jeff Goulden
iStock |Wolf Pups (c) John Pitcher/iStock | Bears (c) James Yule (c) |
Monarch Butterfly (c) Natalie Cochrane
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