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2021.11.26 - A small herd of caribou in Izembek National Wildlife Refuge - Alaska - Katrina Liebich-UWFWS.jpeg

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

October 23, 2025

DOI Trades Away Alaskan Refuges, Sells Out Public Lands

The Trump administration dealt a blow to the National Wildlife Refuge System by removing protections from the Arctic and Izembek National Wildlife Refuges. During what

Wolf Point, Mont.

October 20, 2025

Proposed Biodiversity Credit Pilot Program a First for Tribes, Healthy Grasslands

A new conservation pilot program will offer industry leaders the opportunity to contribute to the return of bison to tribal lands, which will in turn

Southern Sea Otter on its Back with Tag on its Foot

Olympia, WA

October 17, 2025

Defenders Offers Reward for Information on Sea Otter Poaching

The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed that a federally protected sea otter was illegally tortured and killed in February 2025. Both FWS and Defenders

Press Releases

October 1, 2015

Endangered Species Dodge a Bullet in the NDAA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2015 Contact: Courtney Sexton, csexton@defenders.org, 202.772.0253 Endangered Species Dodge a Bullet in the NDAA Defense bill House vote is big

September 29, 2015

New Poll Shows Strong Support for the Endangered Species Act in Montana

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2015 Defenders of Wildlife: Melanie Gade – (202) 772-0288; mgade@defenders.org Earthjustice: Maggie Caldwell – (415) 217-2084; mcaldwell@earthjustice.org New Poll Shows

September 29, 2015