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Desert Songbirds Move Toward California Protected Status
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (568+ words) For Immediate Release, April 16, 2026 Desert Songbirds Move Toward California Protected Status SACRAMENTO, Calif." In response to Center for Biological Diversity petitions, the California Fish and Game Commission voted today to protect both the Bendire's thrasher and Le Conte's thrasher as…...
Washington's Wolf Population Increases More than 17%
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (266+ words) For Immediate Release, April 17, 2026 Washington's Wolf Population Increases More than 17% OLYMPIA, Wash." Washington's wolf population increased by 17. 4% last year and the number of successful breeding pairs increased by 27%, according to figures released today by the Washington Department of Fish and…...
International Tope Shark Populations Proposed for Protection Under U. S. Endangered Species Act
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (243+ words) For Immediate Release, April 14, 2026 International Tope Shark Populations Proposed for Protection Under U. S. Endangered Species Act Southern Africa, Southwest Atlantic Sharks Most Imperiled, Four U. S. Populations to Remain Unprotected Conservation groups petitioned for listing the sharks in 2022. After the agency failure to…...
Legal Action Aims to Prevent Alaska Bear-Killing Program While Lawsuit Proceeds
1+ week, 6+ day ago (584+ words) ANCHORAGE, Alaska" Alaska Wildlife Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity filed an emergency legal motion today seeking to prevent the state from killing an unlimited number of brown and black bears across roughly 40, 000 square miles in southwest Alaska this…...
Lawsuit Aims to Stop Industrial Trawl Fishing From Threatening Northern Fur Seals
1+ week, 4+ day ago (333+ words) For Immediate Release, April 8, 2026 Lawsuit Aims to Stop Industrial Trawl Fishing From Threatening Northern Fur Seals St. Paul Island Population Plunging Because of Pollock Prey Competition ANCHORAGE, Alaska" The Center for Biological Diversity sued NOAA Fisheries today for failing to…...
Lawsuit Launched to Protect American Horseshoe Crabs
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (272+ words) For Immediate Release, January 5, 2026 Lawsuit Launched to Protect American Horseshoe Crabs ANNAPOLIS, Md." The Center for Biological Diversity sued the National Marine Fisheries Service today for failing to make a preliminary decision on whether to protect American horseshoe crabs under the…...
Targeting Wildlife Services
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (146+ words) A program known as "Wildlife Services," a unit of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, has long operated secretively for a reason: Its actions are incredibly brutal and inhumane to animals, from familiar wildlife to endangered species " and even people's pets. The…...
Protecting Critical Habitat
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (255+ words) Critical habitat is key to the survival of endangered species. In fact, a study by the Center found, plants and animals with federally protected critical habitat are more than twice as likely to be moving toward recovery than species without…...
Trump Administration Urged to Protect Imperiled Wood Turtles in Northeast, Midwest
2+ week, 3+ day ago (269+ words) For Immediate Release, April 2, 2026 Trump Administration Urged to Protect Imperiled Wood Turtles in Northeast, Midwest WASHINGTON" The Center for Biological Diversity and 66 organizations and individuals today urged the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect wood turtles as endangered under the…...
The Ugly Truth About Rigs to Reefs
3+ week, 1+ day ago (720+ words) Oil corporations and sportfishing lobbying groups have long championed a program called "Rigs-to-Reefs" as a win-win for industry and the environment. Don't be fooled. Here's what you need to know about why letting oil companies leave their old junk in…...