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Louisiana Black Bear
Raleigh, N.C.

Defenders Receives Advocacy Organization of the Year Award

Defenders of Wildlife joined its partners in the Safe Passage coalition today to accept the Advocacy Organization of the Year Award at the 2026 Sweethearts
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Two North Atlantic Right Whales
Washington, D.C.

Defenders Raises Alarm Over Administration’s Proposal to Amend Rule Protecting North Atlantic Right Whales From Deadly Vessel Strikes

Defenders of Wildlife is devastated to learn that a three-year-old female North Atlantic right whale was found dead off Virginia on February 10, 2026. This
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Bison in field
Billings, Mont.

Defenders Stands Against Rejection of Bison Grazing Lands

Defenders of Wildlife is joining conservation group American Prairie in protesting a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management to revoke a decision allowing bison

Press Releases

Pioneering Study Reveals Nonlethal Wolf Deterrents Effectively Protect Livestock Across Large Grazing Areas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org Suzanne Stone; (208) 861-4655; sstone@defenders.org After seven years of field research, Idaho's Wood River Wolf

Conservation Groups Intervene to Protect Carnivores on Alaska National Wildlife Refuges

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 8, 2017 Contact: Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org Anchorage, AK (Feb. 8, 2017) – Defenders of Wildlife and 14 other

Congressional Review Act Claims Latest Victim

WASHINGTON (Feb. 7, 2017) —The House of Representatives invoked the Congressional Review Act again today to rescind a new planning process for the Bureau of

Defenders of Wildlife Apoya Nuevas Propuestas de Ley Que Bloquearán Construcción del Muro

PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 6 de febrero 2017 Contacto: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 o ctresky@defenders.org WASHINGTON (6 de febrero 2017) – La representante Michelle Lujan Grisham

Defenders of Wildlife Supports New Bills Aimed at Blocking Border Wall Construction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 6, 2017 MEDIA CONTACT: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 or ctresky@defenders.org WASHINGTON (Feb. 6, 2017) – Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM-1st) introduced
Senior Vice President, External Affairs
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Communications Director
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Communications Specialist
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