Press Releases

Jaguar photo by Tierra Curry/Center for Biological Diversity.

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Lawsuit Challenges Destructive Road in Alaska’s Izembek Refuge

November 12, 2025

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Native Village of Hooper Bay, the Native Village of Paimiut, Chevak Native Village, and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for deciding to trade federally protected wilderness to pave the way for a road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

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Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Board of Game Plan to Gun Down Bears

November 10, 2025

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Alaska Wildlife Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Alaska Board of Game today for violating the Alaska Constitution when adopting a predator control program authorizing the killing of an unlimited number of brown and black bears across 40,000 square miles in southwestern Alaska.

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Trump Administration OKs Destructive Land Swap for Alaska’s Izembek Refuge

October 23, 2025

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Trump administration today approved a deal trading away federal lands to pave the way for building a road through the center of Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.

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