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Bald eagle at sunset
Washington, D.C.

Wave of Change in Midterm Results Brings Lifeline to Wildlife

A dramatic shift in the majority control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and in five gubernatorial elections sparks hope for America’s wildlife.
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Canada lynx family
Washington, D.C.

New Defenders Report Analyzes Strengths and Gaps in Section 4(d) Protections for Threatened Species

Defenders of Wildlife today released a report assessing how federal wildlife agencies have applied section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act over the past decade.
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Whooping cranes at Aransas NWR
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Defenders Presses Forward in Lawsuit Against ESA 4(d) Rescission

Defenders of Wildlife today filed an amended complaint challenging the Trump administration’s rescission of the Endangered Species Act’s blanket 4(d) rule with co-plaintiffs, the Center for Biological Diversity.

Press Releases

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Draft Regulations to Prevent Avoidable Damage from Non-Federal Oil and Gas Drilling on National Wildlife Refuges

Reporter contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (December 10, 2015)– Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) issued long-awaited draft rules for regulating

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delists Delmarva fox squirrel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2015 Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Washington – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has delisted the Delmarva fox squirrel

New Report Highlights 10 Rare Species with No Room to Roam

Pallid Sturgeon, Florida Panther among Nation’s Most Isolated Wildlife FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 18, 2015) Contact: Haley McKey, hmckey@defenders.org, 202-772-0247 Washington– Fences, dams, roads, and

Conservation Groups Call for Veto of Extinction Riders

Letter Asks President Obama to Reject Attacks on the Endangered Species Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (November 17, 2015) Contact: Animal Welfare Institute: Amey Owen, 202-446-2128
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close up of Red Wolf walking in Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Conservation Groups Take U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Court for Failures to Protect the World’s Only Wild Red Wolves

For Release: November 13, 2015 Contacts: Kathleen Sullivan, SELC, 919-945-7106 or ksullivan@selcnc.org Representing: AWI, Amey Owen, 202-446-2128 or amey@awionline.org Defenders of Wildlife, Melanie Gade, 202-772-0288
Senior Vice President, External Affairs
lsheehan@defenders.org
(202) 772-3244
Communications Director
mdewane@defenders.org
(202) 772-0217
Communications Specialist
jcovey@defenders.org
Communications Specialist
kirby@defenders.org
(202) 772-3268
Communications Specialist
estern@defenders.org
202-772-0243