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New Report on U.S. Pet Trade Reveals Harm to Global Wildlife, Imperiled Species

WASHINGTON— The United States is a major market for the global pet trade, importing on average more than 90 million live animals each year, according to a report released today by the Center for ...
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Blumenthal, Grijalva Introduce Bill to Save Endangered Butterflies, Fish, Plants, Mollusks

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) have introduced the Extinction Prevention Act of 2026, ...
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In Decisive Ruling, Court Finds Government Failed to Protect More Than 1,500 Endangered Species From Toxic Pesticide Malathion

In a major victory for endangered species, a federal court ruled today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to adequately protect more than 1,500 imperiled species from the insecticide ...
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Lawsuit Seeks Habitat Protections for California’s Southern Sierra Nevada Fisher

FRESNO, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to finalize critical habitat protections for the Southern Sierra Nevada fisher. “The Fish ...
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Lawsuit Launched to Require National Gray Wolf Recovery Plan

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice today of its intent to sue the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service for refusing to develop a national gray wolf recovery plan under the ...
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House Bill Would Ban Wildlife Killing Contests on Public Lands

WASHINGTON— More than 16 members of the House of Representatives introduced legislation today that would prohibit organizing, sponsoring, conducting or participating in wildlife killing contests on ...
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Trump Administration Moves to Scrap Habitat Protections for All Threatened, Endangered Species

WASHINGTON— The Trump administration has launched a process to redefine what it means to “harm” threatened and endangered species, the first step toward stripping habitat protections from rare plants ...
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Trump Administration Waives Laws to Bulldoze Border Barriers Across Protected Texas River Canyon

The Trump administration today waived dozens of environmental and public health laws to speed construction of border barriers ...
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Trump Moves to Revoke EPA Endangerment Finding, Threatening Core Basis for Federal Climate Action

WASHINGTON— President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency moved today to potentially scrap the landmark scientific finding that forms the core basis of federal climate action. EPA Administrator ...
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Agreement Secures Strong Protections for World’s Oldest Oak in California

Conservation groups and Southern California developers reached an agreement today to create conservation areas and improve ...
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California’s 2025 Wolf Population Rises 10%, Successful Breeding Pairs Decline

SAN FRANCISCO— California’s wolf population grew by 10% in 2025, with a total of nine packs by the end of December, according ...
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Trump Attack on Public Lands Threatens Wildlife, Water, Climate

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity filed official opposition today to the Trump administration’s move to scrap the Public Lands Rule. Trump’s move would continue to prioritize extraction ...