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Wolf Slaughter in Wisconsin Spurs Call for Biden to Reinstate Federal Protection for Iconic Species

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Conservationists File Lawsuits to Stop 'Death Sentence to Wolves' Ordered by Trump

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

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"This delisting decision is what happens when bad science drives bad policy."

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Conservation Group to Sue Trump Officials and Agency Over Delayed Protections for 11 Species

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

<p>A monarch butterfly lands on butterflyweed, a type of milkweed, at the Lenoir Preserve Nature Center in Yonkers, New York. (Photo: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/67832671@N00/4855344568">Don Sutherland</a>/flickr/cc)</p>

The Center for Biological Diversity points out that Trump's presidency "is...

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In 'Brutal Blow' to Wildlife and Gift to Big Oil, Trump Finalizes Rollback of Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Julia Conley, staff writer

"The Trump administration is signing the death warrants of millions of birds...

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Gray wolves were delisted from the Endangered Species Act on January 4, 2021. (Photo: Chad Horwedel/Flickr/cc)

Despite 'Meager Numbers,' Trump Administration Removes Gray Wolves From Endangered Species List

Keith Williams photographed this Bohemian waxwing in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory on December 27, 2012. (Photo: Flickr/cc)

Under Cover of Thanksgiving, Trump Administration Pushes to Relax Rules Protecting Birds

"The largest canine native to North America, gray wolves were once common throughout more than two-thirds of the lower 48 states," before being "nearly wiped out in the mid-20th century due to habitat loss and deliberate eradication efforts," Environment America explained in a statement released on Thursday, October 29, 2020. (Photo: Dennis Fast/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

'We Will See Them in Court': Howls of Protest and Lawsuit Promised as Trump Takes Wolves Off Endangered Species List

Groups to Sue Trump's Fish & Wildlife Service After Officials Refuse Protections for Endangered Wolverines

In 2019, the USDA's Wildlife Services program intentionally killed roughly 62,000 coyotes

Trump's USDA Sued Over Program Allowing 'Horrific' Mass Slaughter of Native Wildlife

A North Atlantic right whale and calf seen on March 22, 2019.

Huge Victory for Ocean Defenders as Seismic Blasting Halted in Atlantic

'Ecological Disaster on Massive Scale': Hundreds of Thousands of Dead Migratory Birds in Southwest Linked to Wildfires, Climate Crisis

A gray wolf pup emerges from a den. (Photo: Hilary Cooley/USFWS)

'Reckless, Violent, Massacre' of 570 Wolves and Wolf Pups in Idaho Bolsters Alarm Over Trump Attack on Wildlife

Sand hill Cranes, Grus canadensis, at roosting pond at dusk Bosque del Apache, New Mexico. (Photo: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

'Major Victory': Court Tosses Out Trump Interior's Gutting of Century-Old Protections for Migratory Birds

'Back for Another Whack': Trump Administration Rule Proposal Would Further Undermine Endangered Species Act

"The Inspector General's report makes it clear that the Department of Veteran Affairs misled the public while conducting cruel experiments on dogs in violation of federal law," said Rep. Titus in a statement. (Photo: Molly Wald / Best Friends Animal Society)

Lawmakers Rebuke Dept. of Veterans Affairs for Using 'Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Cruel, Painful Experiments on Dogs'

Watchdog Accuses Trump's NOAA of 'Choosing Extinction' for Critically Threatened Right Whales by Hiding Scientific Evidence

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Center for Biological Diversity

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Gutting of Federal Protection for Migratory Birds

Earthjustice

Groups Challenge Trump Administration Over Gray Wolf Delisting

Western Environmental Law Center

Coalition Lawsuit: Science Says Wolverines Need Protection

Accountable.US

Watchdog Calls on President-Elect Biden to Immediately Reverse the Trump Administration’s Damage to Wildlife, Endangered Species

Oceana

Oceana Finds Plastic Entangling, Choking 1,800 Marine Animals in U.S. Waters

Center for Biological Diversity

Lawsuit Aims to Save Leopards From Import to U.S. as Hunting Trophies

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Allie Granger

Monster Storms Can Spell Disaster for Farm Animals

Michael Windsor

As Cage-Free Momentum Soars, Companies Like Wendy's Lag Far Behind Competitors

Josh Balk

Protecting Animals Isn’t Just the Right Thing—It’s Uniting Politics

Mary Miller

There's Nothing Vegan About War

Linda McQuaig

Keeping the Curtains Drawn on Canada's Secretive Factory Farm Industry

Cathy Liss

In Its Waning Days, Trump Administration Could Further Imperil Animals, Environment

David Coman-Hidy

Half a Million Chickens Will Be Boiled Alive This Year

Dayton Martindale

The Strategic Case for Animal Liberation

Fiona Roossien

The Birth of a Bill, the Death of an Activist

John Buell

Unless We Take Urgent Action, Covid-19 Won't Be the Last Virus That Jumps From Animals to Humans