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Oil Speculators Reap the Profits While Drivers Pay the Price at the Pump - (MarketWatch)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-18T14:13:06Z

(July 17, 2008) "Americans need real relief, not recycled rhetoric," said Robert Dewey, vice president for government relations at Defenders of Wildlife.

DNR adopts updated wolf management plan (The Holland Sentinel)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-17T13:10:55Z

(July 16, 2008) Nancy Warren, who lives north of Ewen and represented Defenders of Wildlife on the roundtable, said she supported the plan.

Grizzlies kill 71 sheep south of Choteau (Choteau Acantha)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-17T13:05:03Z

(July 16, 2008) He said he plans to submit a claim for reimbursement to the Defenders of Wildlife for his losses, but knows that since he did not install an electric-fence protected bedding ground after his first loss that he may be denied compensation fr

Bay area legislatures pass resolution urging protection of endangered sea turtles (cbs5.com)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-17T13:04:11Z

(July 15, 2008) It was sponsored by the Sea Turtle Restoration Project and supported by several environmental organizations, including the Center for Biological Diversity, Oceana, Defenders of Wildlife, Friends of the Earth and Seaflow.

New panther protection agreement signed, ready for review (Naples Daily News)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-17T13:02:56Z

(July 15, 2008) “We’re glad that things are progressing,” Elizabeth Fleming, the Florida representative for Defenders of Wildlife, said Tuesday. “But there are things that still need to be done.”

Wolf poached in Delta County (Bay Mills News)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-14T15:56:17Z

(July 12, 2008) To encourage information that will help the DNR solve this case, the Defenders of Wildlife is offering a $1,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of the wolf.

Feds have duty to help pay for wolf kills (Casper Star-Tribune Online - Editorial)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-11T14:51:23Z

(July 11, 2008) A conservation group, Defenders of Wildlife, had been paying for documented kills before wolves were delisted.

Federal protection sought for wolverines (Idaho Mountain Express)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-11T14:49:46Z

(July 11, 2008) "The Bush administration is essentially outsourcing responsibility for our wildlife to other countries," said David Gaillard, Rocky Mountain representative of Defenders of Wildlife, one of the groups involved in the lawsuit.

Interior fights wolf kill dollars (AG Weekly Online)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-11T14:45:01Z

(July 11, 2008) The advocacy group Defenders of Wildlife has compensated farmers and ranchers for losses due to wolves for many years, but it is unclear if the program will continue now that wolves have been taken off the endangered species list.

Environmental Monitoring of the Border Needs Cooperation (KOLD News)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-10T13:45:35Z

(July 10, 2008) "A lot of this illegal traffic will be funneled directly into the riparian area which is the most sensitive part of the conservation area," said Matt Clark, with Defenders of Wildlife.

Feds reject UA role in monitoring fence impact (Tucson Citizen)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-10T13:33:03Z

(July 9, 2008) Matt Clark of Defenders of Wildlife called Schultz's assurance "too little, too late."

Wolverine advocates give notice of intent to file suit (Juneau Empire)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-10T13:25:26Z

(July 9, 2008) The service, part of the Interior Department, is "outsourcing" wildlife protection, said David Gaillard of Defenders of Wildlife, one of the nine environmental groups.

BLM gets array of input on solar-farms siting (Arizona Daily Star)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-09T15:20:17Z

(July 9, 2008) Patterson and Eva Sargent of Defenders of Wildlife both suggested that it might be better to direct a needed expansion of solar power to existing rooftops in developed areas.

Groups file suit over wolverine protection (Jackson Hole News&Guide )

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-09T14:58:45Z

(July 8, 2008) Earthjustice filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue Fish and Wildlife on Tuesday on behalf of 10 conservation groups, including the conservation alliance, Defenders of Wildlife and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition.

Wolverine advocates give notice of intent to sue feds (Daily Newsminer)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-09T13:34:58Z

(July 8, 2008) The service, part of the Interior Department, is "outsourcing" wildlife protection, said David Gaillard of Defenders of Wildlife, one of the nine environmental groups.

Photo radar may be expanded (Calgary Herald)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-08T13:46:32Z

(July 8, 2008) "It points to the increasingly threatening problem, with what I can only call a gang of hoodlums racing from Calgary to cabins in B.C. who have complete disregard for the nature of the national parks and for the law," said Jim Pissot, execu

State shows how to save endangered species (The Detroit News)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-07T15:34:43Z

(July 7, 2008) The Defenders of Wildlife, in particular, raises private funds expressly for compensation purposes -- and helps to pay for other ways to protect livestock.

Limited Hatteras access keeps some away, residents say (Virginia Pilot)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-07T15:08:22Z

(July 4, 2008) A court-approved agreement between the National Park Service, the Defenders of Wildlife and the National Audubon Society, Dare and Hyde Counties and a coalition of beach driving groups was implemented April 30 as a plan to protect nesting s

Second grizzly killed on 93 South (Rocky Mountain Outlook)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-07T14:24:37Z

(July 3, 2008) Defenders of Wildlife Canada say something must be done in the short-term to slow down speeding traffic, including a broader public education program and strict enforcement and penalties.

REGION: Quakes, oil don't mix (North County Times - Californian)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-03T14:09:01Z

(July 2, 2008) "Pipelines fail all the time," said Richard Charter, government relations consultant for the environmental group Defenders of Wildlife in Northern California.

Wolf advocates to overnight with C. Idaho sheep (The Olympian)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-03T13:57:33Z

(July 2, 2008) The $25,000 program calls for field assistants from Defenders of Wildlife to spend nights in the field, along with herders and Great Pyrenees guard dogs.

State plans wolf hearings (Casper Star-Tribune Online)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-02T14:03:39Z

(July 1, 2008) Defenders of Wildlife, one of the groups suing to put wolves back on the endangered-species list, said the population is too small for hunting.

Wolf project off to dramatic start (Idaho Mountain Express)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-02T13:37:50Z

(July 2, 2008) "We kind of avoided a train wreck," said Suzanne Stone of Defenders of Wildlife, a national conservation organization that's devoting about $25,000 to fund a groundbreaking project this summer to keep wolves and sheep separate in the Boulde

Editorial: Court decision fails to deter foes (San Antonio Express News)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-02T13:32:10Z

(July 1, 2008) “There’s no guidance there, no sense of whether the court is divided,” Brian Segee, a lawyer for the Defenders of Wildlife, told the Express-News. “That’s something that never becomes available.”

US Forests Threatened (America - The National Catholic Weekly)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-01T18:08:39Z

(July 1, 2008) The general counsel for Defenders of Wildlife, Bob Dreher, has said that “the American public has a right to be involved in planning for the management of their national forests.”

Law aims to get lead out (UPI News)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-01T18:07:25Z

(July 1, 2008) The California Legislature passed the measure last year because condors were being poisoned by swallowing lead bullets or fragments when they feed on carcasses of animals shot with the ammunition, Defenders of Wildlife said.

Suit filed to stop right whale killings (The Boston Globe)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-07-01T18:04:55Z

(June 30, 2008) “We’ve been forced by the Bush Administration’s inaction to once again return to court in order to gain protections for a species that hangs on the brink of extinction,’’ said Andrew Hawley, staff attorney for Defenders of Wildli

New law a break for the big birds (San Diego News)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-06-30T15:25:16Z

(June 30, 2008) Today, there are nearly 300 condors, with about half flying free, according to Defenders of Wildlife.

Groups fight import of polar bear hides (The Daily Republic)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-06-30T15:10:55Z

(June 29, 2008) “Until we take steps to address global warming, we need to do all we can to relieve further threats that are accelerating the bears’ downward spiral, including the trophy hunting of polar bears in Canada,” said Rodger Schlickeisen, p

Court's fence ruling strengthens government power (San Antonio News)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-06-30T15:08:28Z

(June 27, 2008) And the decision served as a death knell for future legal challenges to the fence based on the constitutionality of the government's right to waive environmental protections for construction, said Brian Segee, a Defenders of Wildlife lawye

Against the Wall by Melissa del Bosque (The Texas Observer)

defendersofwildlife — 2008-06-30T15:03:06Z

(June 27, 2008) Noah Kahn, federal lands associate with Defenders of Wildlife, says his group has repeatedly met with Republican congressional members to persuade them to join Grijalva.