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Defenders-Sponsored Bill to Help Fund Sea Otter Conservation Heads to Governor for Signature
The California state legislature today voted to re-establish the California Sea Otter Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund, providing residents with the opportunity to directly support this iconic animal.
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Bipartisan Bill Promotes Nonlethal Solutions to Decrease Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Defenders of Wildlife commends the leadership of Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Steven Daines (R-MT) for introducing S.5234, the Human-Wildlife Conflict Reduction Act, which would promote the use of nonlethal solutions to reduce human-wildlife conflicts, including those between predators and livestock and harm caused by wildlife to human infrastructure.
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Defenders Celebrates Vote to Add Okefenokee Refuge to UNESCO World Heritage List
The United Nations World Heritage Committee voted to add the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to its World Heritage List.
Press Releases
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)
Montana Board of Livestock Votes Against Expanding Habitat for Wild Bison
Montana Board of Livestock Votes Against Expanding Habitat for Wild Bison: Decision Perpetuates Annual Slaughter of Yellowstone Bison FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2014 Steve
New Law Speeds Endangered Ferret Reintroduction in Colorado
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – This Saturday, Governor John Hickenlooper will sign legislation enabling the reintroduction of endangered black-footed ferrets to city and county lands in
Court Protects World’s Only Wild Red Wolves from Deadly Mistaken Identity
(RALEIGH, N.C.)— A federal court late yesterday issued a preliminary injunction against the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission’s authorization of coyote hunting—including by spotlight at
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