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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
Toxic Mining Contaminants Threaten People and Wildlife in Arizona
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org, Wendy Russell, 520.477.2308, Wendy@PatagoniaAlliance.org Toxic Mining Contaminants Threaten People and Wildlife in Arizona TUCSON
Federal Funding for Non-lethal Wolf Management Provides Best Tools to Manage Wolves
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: September 26, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife; mgade@defenders.org; (202) 772-0288 Federal Funding for Non-lethal Wolf Management Provides Best Tools
Obama Administration Announces Expansion of National Monument in Pacific
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202-772-0253, csexton@defenders.org Obama Administration Announces Major Expansion of Marine National Monument in Pacific Expanded Monument in
Victory for Wolves in Wyoming
Federal Judge Reinstates Federal Protections Statewide WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming were reinstated today after a judge invalidated the U.S
New Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Released
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 23, 2014 Contact: Courtney Sexton, 202.772.0253, csexton@defenders.org New Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Released California desert plan could be key to
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