Wildlife Refuges

This Halloween Could Mean Scary Cuts to Wildlife Conservation Programs

Jamie Rappaport Clark | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Congress, Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife Refuges, Budget Cuts, Extinction, Wildlife, Green News
Jamie Rappaport Clark

It's Halloween and Congress is eyeing some downright scary cuts to vital wildlife conservation programs as part of its budget cutting frenzy. But while these programs may seem like easy targets for cuts, there is a lot more to the story.

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Six Months Later, a Unique Opportunity Emerges for Gulf Refuges

Jamie Rappaport Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Deepwater Horizon, Wildlife Refuges, Defenders of Wildlife, Wildlife, Economics, Environment, Gulf Oil Spill, Action, Policy, Green News
Jamie Rappaport Clark

On the six month anniversary of the Gulf oil spill, let's honor the region by committing ourselves to action. The Gulf, one of America's true natural treasures, is worth it.

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Oil Spill Animals: Zoos And Aquariums Are On Alert

The New York Times | SINDYA BHANOO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Audobon Aquatic Center, Oil Spill Aquariums, Wildlife Refuges, Oil Spill Wildlife, Gulf Oil Spill Wildlife, Oil Spill Animals, Gulf Oil Spill, Oil Spill Zoos, Minnesota Zoo, Green News

Thirty-two national wildlife refuges are at risk because of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They span five states -- Alabama, Louisiana, Flori...

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Coastal Refuges Face Destruction

Jamie Rappaport Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brown-Pelican, Sea-Turtles-Dying, Oiled-Birds, National-Wildlife-Refuges, Wildlife-Refuges, Oiled-Wildlife, Oil-Spill, Politics News
Jamie Rappaport Clark

I've come to one conclusion on the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon ore oil rig: we may be looking at the destruction of some of our most iconic and important coastal wildlife refuges.

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Congress Says Yes to Guns in National Parks

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Credit Card Bill, National Rifle Asssociation, Guns in Parks, Wildlife Refuges, Gun Control, Guns in National Parks, Nra, National Parks, Wayne LaPierre, Violence Policy Center, U.S. Congress, Politics News
Josh Sugarmann

In its ongoing efforts to open up every possible space in America to gun toting, the NRA succeeded in attaching to the credit card bill legislation allowing loaded guns in National Parks and Wildlife Refuges.

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