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Study Led by Defenders of Wildlife Scientist Shows Noise Pollution Impacts on Migratory Birds
“The major takeaway from this study is that anthropogenic noise affects many aspects of bird behavior, with some responses more directly tied to fitness,” said Natalie Madden, lead author of the new study.
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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
Press Releases
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
Defenders of Wildlife Opposes SCOTUS Nominee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (February 1, 2017) – Last night, President Trump announced Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for a
Executive Disorder: Trump Signs Order to Kill Regulations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Haley McKey, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org WASHINGTON (January 30, 2017) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order today that forces federal agencies
Temporary Ship-to-Slaughter Ban May Save 40 Yellowstone Bison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Leigh Anne Tiffany; (202) 772-0259; ltiffany@defenders.org Temporary Ship-to-Slaughter Ban May Save 40 Yellowstone Bison Gov. Steve Bullock Stops the Slaughter
El Muro Propuesto por Trump Amenaza a la Vida Silvestre
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA: 26 de enero 2017 Contacto: Catalina Tresky: (202) 772-0253 o ctresky@defenders.org El Muro Propuesto por Trump Amenaza a la Vida Silvestre WASHINGTON
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