Funding Needs for the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Programs

Read CCI's FY2024 analysis finding FWS receives less than half of what is needed to fully implement the ESA's endangered species programs as Congress intended.

From Leasing to Land Protections

Explore CCI's StoryMap on the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and why this wildlife-rich landscape deserves protection from oil and gas development.

Fact Sheets for CITES COP19

At Defenders of Wildlife, facilitating balanced and sustainable coexistence between our planet’s incredible wildlife and our diverse global societies is our top priority. We stand

Spatiotemporal patterns in Golden-cheeked Warbler breeding habitat quantity and suitability

Read this journal article on geospatial analysis revealing a 42% decline in golden-cheeked warbler breeding habitat in central Texas since 1985.

Pinyon Jay: A Rapidly Disappearing Species Desperately in Need of Protection

The pinyon jay, a gregarious and iconic western bird, is plummeting in number and needs the protection of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to dodge extinction.

Protecting One to Benefit Many

Explore CCI's StoryMap on the pinyon jay, an Intermountain West corvid closely associated with piñon-juniper woodlands across the western U.S.

Tackling the Extinction Crisis

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service provide habitat for hundreds of plants and animals listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)