May 17, 2013 – Americans Across the Country Celebrate Endangered Species Day and Mark the 40th Anniversary of the Landmark Law
May 16, 2013 – Rare Alaska Freshwater Seals One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
May 15, 2013 – Suit Filed Against Destructive Caltrans Highway-widening Project in Remote Del Norte County
May 15, 2013 – On 5th Anniversary of Federal Listing for Polar Bears, Lawsuit Launched to Force Obama Administration to Ramp Up Protections
May 15, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Big Cypress and Florida Panthers From Off-road Vehicles
May 14, 2013 – Recovered Arkansas Snail Removed From Endangered Species List
May 14, 2013 – Endangered Species Day May 17 Is Part of Year-long Celebration of Endangered Species Act's 40th Anniversary
May 14, 2013 – NRA Admits Ignorance of Basic Facts About Lead Ammo's Lethal Toll on Endangered Condors
May 13, 2013 – As Carbon Levels Approach Terrifying Milestone, Climate Study Predicts Staggering Habitat Loss for Wildlife
May 10, 2013 – Feds Finally Examining Impacts of Oil Industry's Seismic Blasts on Marine Mammals
May 9, 2013 – Townsend's Big-eared Bat One Step Closer to Protection Under California Endangered Species Act
May 9, 2013 – Conservation Groups Urge Interior Secretary Jewell Not to Strip Wolf Protections Across United States
May 7, 2013 – BLM Postpones All California Oil and Gas Lease Sales After Fracking Legal Victory
May 7, 2013 – Appeal Filed Against Weakening of Bat Protections by Forest Service in Rocky Mountains
May 3, 2013 – Proposed Endangered Species Act Protection for Rare Bird Weakened
May 3, 2013 – Settlement Reached to Safeguard Critical Ocean, Beach Habitat for Atlantic, Pacific Loggerhead Sea Turtles
May 1, 2013 – EPA Refuses to Curb Deadly Coal Mine Pollution
May 1, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Get Arsenic Out of Animal Feed, Protect Public Health
April 30, 2013 – Sister of OR-7 Died in Foothold Trap: Third Radio-collared Oregon Wolf Killed in Idaho
April 30, 2013 – National Academy of Sciences Study: Feds Are Failing to Protect Endangered Species From Pesticides
April 30, 2013 – Agreement Will Speed Recovery of Endangered Mississippi Frog
April 30, 2013 – Three Fracking Moratorium Bills Win Key Vote in California Legislature
April 30, 2013 – Trade Sanctions Sought to Stop Mass Killing of Sea Turtles in Mexican Fisheries
April 29, 2013 – Protection Sought for Wildlife, Children Threatened by d-CON Rat Poisons
April 26, 2013 – New Agreement Moves Rare Orchid, Marten, Turtle, Marsh Bird Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
April 25, 2013 – Study: Bat-killing Disease Will Wipe Out Indiana Bats in Much of Current Range
April 25, 2013 – TVA's Expensive Decision on Gallatin Plant Challenged in Court
April 25, 2013 – Endangered Frog From Mississippi, Louisiana Gets Help in Federal Court
April 24, 2013 – Investigation: New Mexico Animal Shot by Wildlife Services Agent Was a Mexican Wolf
April 24, 2013 – Sierra Nevada Frog and Toad Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection, With 2 Million Acres of Protected Habitat
April 23, 2013 – Fracking Moratorium Bill Attracts Support From Nurses, Farmers, Cancer Group
April 22, 2013 – Federal Court Ruling Leaves Hundreds of Endangered Species Vulnerable to Pesticides
April 22, 2013 – California Fishery Declared One of Deadliest for Endangered Whales
April 22, 2013 – Two Washington Plants Gain Endangered Species Act Protection With 3,200 Acres of Protected Critical Habitat
April 22, 2013 – 15,000 Free Endangered Species Condoms Distributed for Earth Day
April 18, 2013 – Hundreds Rally Against Keystone XL Pipeline Outside Nebraska Public Hearing
April 18, 2013 – New Lawsuit Aims to Protect More California Public Lands From Fracking
April 17, 2013 –
EPA Urged to Toughen Standards to Protect Marine Life From Ocean Acidification
April 16, 2013 – Obama's Much-needed Ocean Plan Falls Short on Warming, Acidification
April 16, 2013 – More Grand Canyon Condors Die of Lead Poisoning
April 15, 2013 – 98 Acres of Habitat Protected for Endangered Southern California Plant
April 15, 2013 – Thousands Call for Investigation of Wildlife Services' Killing of Mexican Wolf, Cover-up
April 15, 2013 – Grizzly Bears, Wolves, Wild Places to Benefit From Launch of Northern Rockies Office of Center for Biological Diversity
April 11, 2013 – After Legal Challenge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rescinds Permit to Trap Border-crossing Wolves in the Southwest
April 10, 2013 – Sally Jewell Confirmed as Next Interior Secretary
April 10, 2013 – ConocoPhillips Halts Plans to Drill in Alaskan Arctic
April 10, 2013 – EPA’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan Falls Short: Groups Urge Three Key Actions
April 10, 2013 – Baltimore Becomes 54th U.S. City Urging Obama to Use Clean Air Act to Stave Off Climate Crisis
April 9, 2013 – Scientists and Health Experts: It's Time to Phase Out Lead Hunting Ammunition
April 8, 2013 – Court Victory for Opponents of Fracking in California
April 8, 2013 – Deadly Disease Hits Home of America's Largest Colony of Endangered Gray Bats
April 8, 2013 – Black-backed Woodpeckers One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection in California, Oregon, South Dakota
April 4, 2013 – Wildlife Services Agent Investigated in Illegal Shooting of Wolf in New Mexico
April 2, 2013 – West Hollywood Becomes 52nd U.S. City Urging Obama to Act on Climate Crisis
April 2, 2013 – Minnesota Court of Appeals to Hear Argument on Lawsuit Challenging Wolf Hunting and Trapping
April 1, 2013 – Federal Court Rejects Logging Industry Attack on Threatened Seabird
April 1, 2013 – Huge Arkansas Oil Spill Another Reminder of Spill Danger From Keystone XL, Other Pipelines
March 28, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Border-crossing Wolves Entering Arizona, New Mexico From Government Traps
March 28, 2013 – Floridians Launch Lawsuit to Ensure Endangered Species Enjoy Full Endangered Species Act Protection
March 27, 2013 – Forest Service Weakens Bat Protection in Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota
March 22, 2013 – Three New Bills Seek to Halt California Fracking
March 22, 2013 – Senate Republicans Push Slew of Backdoor Budget Amendments Attacking Protections for Climate, Land and Endangered Species
March 22, 2013 – 739 Miles of U.S. Coastline Protected for Loggerhead Sea Turtles
March 21, 2013 – Polluting Power Plants Quail Brush and Pio Pico Denied Purchase Power Agreements With San Diego Utility
March 21, 2013 – Statewide Coalition Opposes Caltrans' Environmentally Damaging Highway-widening Projects
March 21, 2013 – 55,000 People Call on Alabama "Rattlesnake Rodeo" to Switch to Humane Wildlife Festival
March 20, 2013 – Judge Upholds Uranium Mining Ban on 1 Million Acres Near Grand Canyon
March 20, 2013 – Poll: Majority of Americans Want Congress Out of Keystone XL Pipeline Decision, Oppose "Eminent Domain," Worry About Water, Wildlife
March 20, 2013 – Tribes, Conservationists and Fishermen Ask State to Close Loophole in California's Suction Dredge Mining Ban
March 19, 2013 – 50 Cities Urge Obama to Act Against Climate Chaos
March 19, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Northeast Songbird Threatened by Climate Change
March 18, 2013 – Endangered Mussels Win Reprieve But Tennessee Valley Authority Still Embracing Dangerous Coal Plant at Gallatin
March 18, 2013 – Polluters Using Congressional Budget Process to Push Keystone XL Pipeline, Kill Climate Work, Harm Endangered Species Recovery
March 18, 2013 – As California Considers Bill to Ban Lead Hunting Ammunition, National Poll Finds Most Americans Support Switch to Nontoxic Bullets
March 15, 2013 – Court Hearing Focuses on Whether EPA Must Protect Hundreds of Endangered Species From Pesticides
March 14, 2013 – Government Report Details Failures in Shell's Arctic Drilling Program
March 14, 2013 – Feds' Refusal to Protect Rare Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Challenged in Court
March 14, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Vanishing Freshwater Animals in Tennessee, Georgia, Other Southeast States
March 12, 2013 – Washington, D.C., Joins National Call for Climate Change Action
March 12, 2013 – Devastating Bat-killing Disease Reaches Georgia — Second State Announced in Two Days
March 11, 2013 – Petition Filed to Protect Desert Kit Fox Under California Endangered Species Act
March 11, 2013 – Devastating Bat-killing Disease Hits South Carolina
March 11, 2013 –
Washington State Senate Passes Wolf-killing Bill
March 8, 2013 – California Commission Rejects Navy Sonar Project That Threatened Whales, Marine Mammals
March 8, 2013 – Three U.S. Turtles Receive International Trade Protection
March 7, 2013 – Maker of Deadly Rat Poison Challenges Common-sense Protections for Children, Pets, Wildlife
March 7, 2013 – Havasupai Tribe, Conservation Groups Challenge Uranium Mine Threatening Grand Canyon
March 7, 2013 – Vanishing Clear Lake Fish Becomes Candidate for California Endangered Species Act Protection
March 7, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Save Endangered Southwestern Songbird From Habitat Destruction Caused by Invasive Beetles
March 6, 2013 – World Fails to Ban International Trade in Polar Bear Parts
March 5, 2013 – 52 Members of Congress Urge Continued Federal Protections for Wolves in Lower 48 States
March 4, 2013 – Bill Aims to Protect Bobcats From Commercial Fur Trapping in California
March 4, 2013 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Nominations of Ernest Moniz for Energy Secretary, Gina McCarthy to Head EPA
March 4, 2013 – Poll: Two-thirds of Americans Want Congress to Strengthen, Protect Endangered Species Act
March 1, 2013 – Obama Allows Dirty, Dangerous Keystone Tar Sands Pipeline to Move Forward
March 1, 2013 – Appeals Court Upholds Endangered Species Act Protection for Polar Bears
March 1, 2013 – Poll: Most Americans See Population Growth as Threat to Wildlife, Climate
February 28, 2013 – Devastating Bat-killing Disease Reaches Illinois
February 27, 2013 – Cornyn's Bill Favors Special Interests, Industry over Democracy, Protection of Species
February 27, 2013 – Shell Calls off Arctic Drilling for 2013, Obama Should Make the Move Permanent
February 26, 2013 – Scientists Predict Extinction in 20 Years for Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtles; Conservation Efforts Needed Immediately
February 26, 2013 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Resignation of State Senator Michael Rubio and Senator Steinberg's California Environmental Quality Act Proposals
February 25, 2013 – New BLM Management Plan for Arizona's Ironwood Forest National Monument Will Hurt Endangered Species, Quiet Recreation
February 22, 2013 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Nominations of Ernest Moniz for Energy Secretary, Gina McCarthy to Head EPA
February 21, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered California Fox, Other Wildlife From Rat Poisons
February 20, 2013 – New Video Shows Arizona Wilderness Areas Destroyed by Border Patrol Vehicles
February 20, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Coastal Florida Sparrow and Lizard Threatened by Sea-level Rise
February 19, 2013 – Obama Administration Finalizes Polar Bear Extinction Plan
February 19, 2013 – 255 Groups Call on Obama Administration to Strengthen Endangered Species Act Protections for Rare and Vanishing Wildlife Across Country
February 15, 2013 – New Study: Florida Is Global Hotspot for Reptiles at Risk of Extinction
February 14, 2013 – Historic Agreement Protects Endangered Plants as Part of Proposed Big Bear Housing Subdivision
February 12, 2013 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address
February 12, 2013 – Endangered California Plant Gains 9,600 Acres of Protected Habitat
February 11, 2013 – Devastating Bat-killing Disease Spreads to Kentucky's Cumberland Gap National Park
February 11, 2013 – Five Executive Actions Against Climate Chaos: What the President Should Announce in State of the Union Speech
February 8, 2013 – Modoc County Sheriff Goes Rogue, Vows to Defy Federal Laws During Coyote Hunt
February 8, 2013 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Roadmap for Speeding Protection of Hundreds of Species Under Historic Settlement Agreement
February 7, 2013 – Thousands of Californians Speak Out Against Coyote-killing Contest
February 6, 2013 – Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers Increase for Third Year in a Row
February 6, 2013 – Great White Sharks Become Candidates for California Endangered Species Act Protection
February 6, 2013 – Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Nomination of Sally Jewell for Interior Secretary
February 4, 2013 – First New Mexican Gray Wolf Released Into Wild in Four Years Is Recaptured Three Weeks Later
February 4, 2013 – Another Endangered Species Act Success Story: Island Night Lizard Recovered
February 1, 2013 – Arizona's Tonto National Forest Road Plan to Face Full Environmental Review
February 1, 2013 – State Asked to Halt Coyote-hunting Contest Planned for California's Modoc County Feb. 8-10
February 1, 2013 – Endangered Species Act Protection Proposed for Wolverine
January 31, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched Against Elimination of 90 Percent of Protected Habitat for Endangered Mountain Caribou in Idaho, Washington
January 31, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Ozark Hellbenders, Four Other Endangered Species on Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest
January 30, 2013 – EPA Limits Most Toxic Rat Poisons in Homes But Still Leaves Wildlife at Risk
January 29, 2013 – Settlement Agreement Throws Lifeline to Endangered Woodpeckers on Mississippi's Noxubee Wildlife Refuge
January 29, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Speed Federal Protection for Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes in Southeast
January 26, 2013 – Feds Propose Rules Allowing Navy to Harm Whales, Dolphins More Than 30 Million Times in War Games
January 24, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Stop Unregulated Fracking in California
January 24, 2013 – Southwest Fish Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection With 293 Stream Miles of Protected Habitat
January 24, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Speed Federal Protection for Boreal Toads
January 23, 2013 – Recovery Plan Finally Proposed for World's Most Endangered Whales
January 23, 2013 – Old-growth Forest in Humboldt County Spared From Clearcutting
January 23, 2013 – 48,000 People Call on Last Remaining Georgia "Rattlesnake Roundup" to Switch to Humane Wildlife Festival
January 23, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Force Plan to Save Florida's Threatened Corals
January 16, 2013 – Bat-killing Epidemic Found at Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky
January 16, 2013 – Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Mountain Fox in California and Oregon
January 15, 2013 – Analysis: Five Most Frightening Findings of National Climate Assessment
January 10, 2013 – Governor's Budget Restores Environmental Oversight for Logging in California
January 10, 2013 – Gunnison Sage Grouse Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection With More Than 1.7 Million Acres of Critical Habitat
January 9, 2013 – Appeals Court: Lower Court Wrongly Dismissed Claim Seeking Public Disclosure of BP Oil-spill Contaminants
January 9, 2013 – Grand Canyon Uranium-mining Threats Still Loom A Year After Historic Mining Restrictions
January 9, 2013 – Broward County, Fla., Joins National Movement for Climate Change Action
January 8, 2013 – Lawsuit Filed to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtle Habitat
January 7, 2013 – Protections Sought for Endangered Frogs, Snakes at Pacifica's Sharp Park
January 7, 2013 – Nevada Public-lands Fracking Plan Opposed
January 4, 2013 – Judges Reject Safari Club's Challenge to Historic Species Agreement
January 2, 2013 – Shell Drilling Rig, Run Aground Near Kodiak Island, Another Clear Warning of Danger of Arctic Drilling
January 2, 2013 – 200,000 Acres Protected for Southwestern Willow Flycatchers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Nevada
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