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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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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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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
Executive Orders Trump People, Wildlife, Waterways
WASHINGTON (January 24, 2017) – Today, President Trump signed executive orders on his fourth day in office to move the Keystone XL and Dakota Access
Fish and Wildlife Service Moves to Ban Lead Ammo and Lures from Most Federal Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Saylor, Defenders of Wildlife, jsaylor@defenders.org; (202) 772-3255 Fish and Wildlife Service Moves to Ban Lead Ammo and Lures from Most
President Trump Must Protect Wildlife and Public Lands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jared Saylor, Defenders of Wildlife, jsaylor@defenders.org; 202-772-3255 (office); 202-236-5855 (cell) President Trump Must Protect Wildlife and Public Lands Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife Commends President Obama for his Conservation Efforts
Washington (January 19, 2017) – The following statement is from Jamie Rappaport Clark, Former president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife: “On behalf of our
State-of-The Art Mapping Tool Advances Understanding of Oil Spill Response and Conservation in the Arctic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Reporter Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, 571-480-2113 hmckey@defenders.org Allison Dunbar, Alaska Associate: 404-694-5776 Rhonda Sparks, Arctic Community Liaison: 907-717-7306 State-of-The Art Mapping Tool
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