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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
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Defenders Hails Bill Promising Tools to Protect Whales
On Tuesday, Feb. 3, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced the Whale CHARTS (Conservation Habitat Analysis, Research, and Technical Strategies) Act that proposes new tools to
Press Releases
Great Day in CA for Gray Wolves: California commission votes to protect gray wolves; OR-7 has a family
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife: csexton@defenders.org; 202-772-0253 Great Day in CA for Gray Wolves: California commission votes to protect gray wolves
Defenders of Wildlife Launches Ad Campaign Against Governor Otter’s War on Wolves
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2013 Contact: Suzanne Stone: sstone@defenders.org, 208-861-4655 Melanie Gade: mgade@defenders.org; 202-772-0288 WASHINGTON – A new advertising campaign pressuring Idaho’s Governor Butch
Obama administration announces new emissions regulation for power plants
WASHINGTON-The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new regulation that would cut emissions from the over 600 power plants in the United States. Coal-fired
Public Outcry Prompts Animal Planet to Remove “Man-Eating Super Wolves” Show
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade; mgade@defenders.org ; (202) 772-0288 WASHINGTON –Animal Planet removed a segment titled “ Man- Eating Super Wolves”
Senator Feinstein’s “Make it Rain” CA Drought Bill Passes Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Courtney Sexton, Defenders of Wildlife: csexton@defenders.org; 202-772-0253 Senator Feinstein’s “Make it Rain” CA Drought Bill Passes Senate SACRAMENTO (May 27, 2014)
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