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2006 Press Releases

December

Polar Bears to be Protected Under Endangered Species Act 12/27/2006

Record Number of Wolves Shot During 2006 Hunting Season 12/14/2006

Environmental Protections and Public Input Removed from National Forest Management Planning 12/12/2006

Grizzly Bear-Related Livestock Losses in Montana Drop By 50 Percent In 2006 12/11/2006

County Officials Force Private Property Owners to Poison Wildlife 12/11/2006

House Strips Coastal Protections for Gulf States by Giving Big Oil Access to Drill 12/08/2006

Senators Crapo, Lincoln, Baucus, Grassley Praised by National Environmental Leaders for Introducing Bill to Help Save Endangered Species on Private Lands 12/07/06

Defenders of Wildlife Report, Refuges at Risk, Wins Top Award from National Association of Conservation Groups 12/06/2006

Federal Wildlife Agency Won't List Disappearing Eastern Songbird as 'Threatened' Species 12/06/2006

November

Conservationists Can Use Economic Studies to Promote Land Conservation Instead of Sprawl 11/29/2006

Defenders of Wildlife Requests Halt in Issuance of Aerial Gunning Permits 11/20/2006

Conservationists and Pilots File Suit against FAA's $331-Million Florida Panhandle 'Airport To Nowhere' 11/14/2006

Advisory Group Submits Wolf Management Guidelines to Michigan Department of Natural Resources 11/09/2006

Conservation Groups Join State Agency to Offer $5,000 Reward for Information on Killing of Two Canada Lynx 11/08/2006

Defenders of Wildlife Report Spotlights 10 National Wildlife Refuges Threatened by Global Warming 11/05/2006

Court Invalidates U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Exclusion of Nearly 900,000 Acres of Vernal Pool Critical Habitat 11/03/2006

Feds Slash Staff at National Wildlife Refuges in Southeast 11/02/2006

October

Inflexible Fence Law Could Spell Disaster for Southwest Wildlife 10/26/2006

New Successes in Nonlethal Wolf Control Lead to Zero Wolf-Related Livestock Losses for Local Ranchers 10/25/2006

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Makes Nation's Most Endangered Refuges List 10/05/2006

Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Makes Nation's Most Endangered Refuges List 10/05/2006

Devils Lake Wetland Management District Makes Nation's Most Endangered Refuges List 10/05/2006

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Makes Nation's Most Endangered Refuges List 10/05/2006

Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge Makes Nation's Most Endangered Refuges List 10/05/2006

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge Makes Nation's Most Endangered Refuges List 10/05/2006

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Makes Nation's Most Endangered Refuges List 10/05/2006

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Makes Nation's Most Endangered Refuges List 10/05/2006

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Makes Nation's Most Endangered Refuges List 10/05/2006

Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge Makes Nation's Most Endangered Refuges List 10/05/2006

September

Defenders Calls on Lawmakers to Protect Sensitive Border Lands and Wildlife As They Secure Our Borders 9/20/2006

Court Dumps Bush Roadless Repeal 9/20/2006

Governor Schwarzenegger Signs California Sea Otter Bill 9/18/2006

Defenders of Wildlife Congratulates Newly Formed Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus 9/14/2006

Rare East Coast Shorebird Faces Extinction As Fish and Wildlife Service Refuses to List Species as Endangered 09/12/2006

New Report Finds Endangered Species With Recovery Plans Are More Likely to Come Off Endangered Species List 9/08/2006

August

Conservation Groups Turn to Courts to Stop Alaska Aerial Wolf and Bear Killing Programs 8/25/2006

Judge: Bush Administration Pesticide Rules for Endangered Species Are Illegal 8/24/2006

Defenders of Wildlife Releases New Blueprint for Wolf Recovery Success in the U.S. 8/23/2006

Conservation Groups Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging Management of National Wildlife Refuge 8/21/2006

The Bonner Bridge Replacement: Long Bridge Is The Safest, Most Reliable, Least Expensive Option In The Long Run 8/04/2006

Pesticide Ban Follows Millions of Bird Deaths 08/03/2006

July

Pesticide Ban Follows Millions of Bird Deaths 7/31/2006

Senate Set to Pass Offshore Drilling Legislation that Lifts Protections from Gulf Coast Drilling 7/25/2006

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Denies Wyoming's Petition to Remove the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species List 7/25/2006

Defenders Calls On Senators to Oppose Offshore Drilling Bill 7/20/2006

Senate Deal on Coastal Drilling Sacrifices Nation's Protected Waters and Beaches 7/12/2006

Governor Takes a Stand to Protect California's Roadless Areas 7/11/2006

Ground-breaking Study of Imported Tuna Reveals FDA/EPA Recommendations for Light Canned Tuna Consumption Not Protective Enough 7/5/2006

June

House Votes to Allow Oil and Gas Drilling off of America's Coasts 6/30/2006

Supreme Court Calls Into Question Clean Water Protections for Hundreds of Thousands of Acres of Wetlands 6/19/2006

Defenders Praises New Funding for Katrina-Damaged Refuges 6/14/2006

Jindal Offshore Drilling Bill Revokes Entire Moratorium, Forces States to Fight for Coastal Protections 6/14/2006

Conservation Groups File Legal Action to Protect Red Knot Shorebird 6/13/2006

May

Wildlife Gets Nod in Senate Immigration Bill 5/26/2006

House Passes Bill That Seeks to Open Arctic Refuge to Oil Drilling -- Again 5/25/2006

House Votes to Protect Coasts From Drilling Rigs 5/18/2006

Red Knot Populations Plummeting Due to Government Inaction 5/17/2006

House Bill Puts Timber Industry Profits Ahead of Sound Forest Policy 5/17/2006

Defenders of Wildlife Releases Nationwide Assessment of Grizzly Recovery 5/15/2006

Alaska Board of Game Set to Expand the Aerial Gunning of Wolves and other Predator Control Measures 5/11/2006

Senate Sets Aside May 11 as Endangered Species Day 5/11/2006

House Panel Approves Measure Placing Drilling Rigs Just Miles From Beaches 5/10/2006

No Moratorium on Horseshoe Crab Harvest Means Serious Trouble for the Red Knot Shorebird 5/10/2006

New Study Shows Only 2.3 Percent of Predator Related Cattle Deaths Caused by Wolves 5/8/2006

Will the Canadian Pacific Railway Protect Banff National Park Wildlife? 5/4/2006

Drillers' Fuzzy Math Misleads American Consumers 5/2/2006

Under Mr. Kempthorne, Which Way Would the Interior Department Go? 5/2/2006

April

On Earth Day 2006, Be Thankful for What Hasn't Happened...Yet 4/21/2006

Assembly Wildlife Committee Kills Condor Protection Bill 4/15/2006

Update: Virginia's Shores Are Still Safe 4/10/2006

Governor Kaine to Decide Fate of Virginia Coastline; Plan to Drill off Virginia's Shores Could Jeopardize Tourism, Wildlife, Recreation 4/6/2006

Defenders of Wildlife Launches New Tool to Aid in the Conservation of Wildlife 4/6/2006

March

Nussle Keeps Arctic Safe From Oil Drilling 03/29/2006

Congressman Sherwood Boehlert Announces Retirement 3/17/2006

12 States Lead Nation in Wildlife Conservation Plans 3/17/2006

Right Whale Injured by Propeller Off Georgia Coast 03/16/2006

Drilling in the Arctic Refuge: Senator Stevens Gets His Wish, with a Little Help from Senator Landrieu 03/16/2006

Great Lakes Wolf Restoration Another Success for the Endangered Species Act 03/16/2006

Kempthorne Nominated As Interior Secretary 3/16/2006

Interior Secretary Gale Norton Resigns 03/10/2006

Senate Budget Committee Frozen in Arctic Drilling Rut 03/09/2006

Alaska Board of Game Set to Further Expand Aerial Gunning and Implement More Predator Control Options 03/09/2006

Environmentally Gentle Drilling Causes Major Crude Oil Spill 03/07/2006

Bald Eagle Could Be Last Endangered Species to Recover If Dangerous Pombo Bill Becomes Law 03/07/2006

February

Keystone Dialogue Emphasizes Species Recovery and Landowner Incentives 02/21/2006

Domenici Offshore Drilling Bill Undermines Decades of Bipartisan Coastal Protections; Pryor and Warner Bill Also Threatens Coasts, Ignores Real Energy Solutions 02/16/2006

Defenders of Wildlife Celebrates the Recovery of the Bald Eagle 02/13/2006

The Bush Budget: A Disaster for Wildlife 02/13/2006

Presidential Bait and Switch on Energy Policy 02/06/2006

President's Budget Targets Nation's Wildlife, Refuges and Other Federal Lands for Cuts 02/06/2006

Groups Present 'Green Budget' Recommendations to Congress, President; Health, Communities and Conservation Top Priorities 02/02/2006

New Report Details Environmental Damage from Illegal Immigration, Border Enforcement Activities 02/01/2006

Defenders of Wildlife Denounces Secretary Norton's Plan to Delist Wolves in Northern Rocky Mountains 02/01/2006

January

Defenders of Wildlife Offers $1,500 Reward for Information on Killing of Threatened Lynx 01/26/2006

Red Knot Emergency Listing Petition Denied 01/12/2006

Defenders of Wildlife Denounces Secretary Norton's Move to Hand Over Wolf Control to Idaho 01/04/2006

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