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prairie dog
Denver, CO

Prairie Dog Coalition Urges Colorado to End Recreational Prairie Dog Shooting on Public Lands

Defenders and partners at the Prairie Dog Coalition call on Colorado Parks and Wildlife to prohibit recreational shooting of prairie dogs on public lands.
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Stefan Ekernas
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Defenders of Wildlife Welcomes Stefan Ekernas as New Vice President of Species Conservation & Coexistence

Defenders of Wildlife is proud to announce Stephan Ekernas as its new Vice President of Species Conservation and Coexistence, where he will oversee Defenders’ field conservation programs.
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brown bear
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA

Trump Administration Opens Door to Bear Baiting, Den Hunting in Alaska Preserves

The National Park Service finalized a regulation that abdicates the agency's responsibility to manage wildlife in Alaska's national preserves, deferring instead to state regulations. Defenders of Wildlife condemns the rule, which mirrors a 2020 regulation promulgated by the first Trump administration that was later withdrawn and replaced in 2024.

Press Releases

Representative John Dingell to receive Honorary Award for his efforts to pass the Endangered Species Act

Award to be presented at Environmental Community 40 th Anniversary of the ESA Celebration Washington, D.C. (November 13, 2013) — Defenders of Wildlife Senior Vice

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to crush six tons of ivory seized over 25 years

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is scheduled to crush six tons of illegally confiscated ivory on November 14, 2013 at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal

Defenders of Wildlife applauds nomination of Neil Kornze as director of the Bureau of Land Management

The following is a statement from Defenders of Wildlife former president and CEO Jamie Rappaport Clark on President Obama’s decision to nominate Neil Kornze as

Defenders lauds president’s choice of Janice Schneider as assistant secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the Department of the Interior

Washington, D.C. (November 7, 2013)–– President Obama has named a new assistant secretary for Land and Minerals Management. Below is a statement from Defenders of

National Wildlife Refuges More Than Pay for Themselves

Coalition calls on Congress to fund the Refuge System after report shows the economic benefit to the American public is almost five times the cost
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