Tag: defenders of wildlife

Representative Paul Gosar had some interesting things to say about Mexican gray wolves last week. Unfortunately, not a lot of it was true. But thankfully, we’re here to help keep things accurate!

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Gosar: First I want to bring up this experimental 10j Mexican wolf population that terrorizes my state and New Mexico. Unbelievable, U.S. maintains protections for the Mexican wolf while the recovery exists in Mexico.

Text: Mexican gray wolves have recovered to an estimated 250 individuals in the United States.

Gosar: Okay, this bad policy threatens the direct

Our oceans and coasts are under attack but you can take action now.

https://defenders.org/action

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Our oceans need your help. The Trump administration is developing a new plan for drilling off our coasts. The last time he was in office, President Trump used exactly this type of plan to propose drilling more off our coasts, including those off the Atlantic and Pacific, as well as the entire Gulf of Mexico and Alaskan waters. We know drilling can lead to catastrophes like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the worst environmental disaster

What does it mean exactly when a species or animal is reintroduced? What does it look like for an animal to be reintroduced back into the wild? Let us define it for you!

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Reintroduction is simply a conservation tool. This is when wildlife biologists take animals from one area and put them into another for the purposes of recovering the species overall. Maybe this is historical habitat that they’re no longer found in due to elimination or other natural disasters. Maybe it’s new habitat that’s suitable for them today