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Mt. Jefferson Landscape, Deschutes National Forest
Salem, OR

Oregon Governor Signs Historic Bill Investing in the Environment

Defenders of Wildlife is celebrating a monumental victory for wildlife, wild places and local economies in Oregon. Passed with bipartisan support and signed yesterday by
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Black-Footed Ferret Poking its Head Out
Washington, D.C.

Congress Urged to Fully Fund U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Restore Workforce

The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife and more than 150 conservation groups today urged Congress to significantly increase the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s budget for endangered species conservation from $299 million to $870 million.
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TUSCON, ARIZONA

¡Que vivan los lobos!

Conservationists are celebrating the historic translocation of two families of Mexican gray wolves in Durango, Mexico, almost 50 years after the last wolves were removed

Press Releases

Defenders' CEO awarded Audubon's prestigious 'Rachel Carson Award'

Washington (May 17, 2017) – Defenders of Wildlife’s president and CEO, Jamie Rappaport Clark, was awarded the National Audubon Society’s Rachel Carson Award for her

Bringing El Tigre Home: Jaguar Recovery in the U.S. Southwest

Defenders has been working to conserve jaguars in Mexico and the United States for more than a decade. In Mexico, we played a major role

Iconic Yellowstone female white wolf illegally killed

BOZEMAN, Mont. (May 12, 2017) – An iconic female white wolf in Yellowstone National Park was illegally shot last month, according to necropsy results released

State of New Mexico issues 'Sophie's Choice' on Mexican gray wolf pups

SANTA FE , N.M. (May 4, 2017) – Today it was reported that the Department of Game and Fish in New Mexico has permitted the

Lawsuit challenges Trump reversal of Arctic and Atlantic drilling ban

ANCHORAGE, AK (May 3, 2017) – Conservation and Alaska Native groups today filed a lawsuit against President Trump, challenging his decision to jettison a permanent
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