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Defenders’ Laura Nunes Named to Prestigious ESIIL Working Group
Defenders of Wildlife scientist Laura Nunes has been selected to join the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Inclusion Lab’s third cohort of working groups.
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Defenders of Wildlife Partners with Rep. Don Beyer on Monumental Corridors Act
Defenders of Wildlife today celebrated the introduction of the Wildlife Corridors and Habitat Connectivity Conservation Act of 2026, a landmark bill that would establish a national framework for identifying, designating and protecting wildlife corridors across the country.
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House Leadership Pulls Historic Vote Following Intense Public Pressure
The GOP Leadership in the House of Representatives today pulled its scheduled vote on Rep. Bruce Westerman’s (R-AR) ESA Amendments Act of 2025 — more aptly called the Extinction Act.
Press Releases
Feds seek input on managing private oil and gas drilling in national wildlife refuges
Fish and Wildlife Service to take comments on oil and gas development within the National Wildlife Refuge System WASHINGTON (February 24, 2014) – The U.S
Reward Offered in Killing of Three California Sea Otters Found at Asilomar Beach, California
$21,000 posted for information about the crime Summary: Three threatened southern sea otters were shot to death and found at Asilomar Beach, in Pacific Grove
Slaughter of Hundreds of Wild Bison Started This Week Just Outside Yellowstone: Over 45,000 Concerned Citizens Urge Governor Bullock to Stop These Senseless Deaths
Slaughter of Hundreds of Wild Bison Started This Week Just Outside Yellowstone: Over 45,000 Concerned Citizens Urge Governor Bullock to Stop These Senseless Deaths FOR
Idaho Intent on Killing Wolves in the Wilderness: New plan aims to reduce population by 60% to please elk hunters
NEWS RELEASE: February 12, 2014 Contact: Tim Preso, Earthjustice, (406) 586-9699 Suzanne Stone, Defenders of Wildlife, (208) 861-4655 George Nickas, Wilderness Watch, (406) 542-2048 Ken
Independent Peer Reviewers Reject Fish and Wildlife Service’s Gray Wolf Delisting Proposal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2014 Contact: Melanie Gade, Defenders of Wildlife, mgade@defenders.org; 202-772-0288 WASHINGTON – Panel members of the independent scientific peer review committee
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