Thank you for stopping by the Defenders of Wildlife table at the 2019 SEJ Conference in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities. Our approach is direct and straightforward – we protect and restore imperiled species throughout North America by transforming policies and institutions and by promoting innovative solutions. We speak with one voice informed by scientific, legal and policy expertise, hands-on wildlife management experience and effective advocacy.

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Endangered Species Act

Border Wall

Wolves

  • Gifs of historic ranges - wolves and gray wolves (shown below)

Range of Wolves

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Range of wolves gif

Range of Gray Wolves

Gray wolf range gif
Gray wolf range gif
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YEAR OF COEXISTENCE

Simply put — coexistence is helping people share the landscape with wildlife and using innovative tools to reduce the conflicts that often occur with wildlife in their natural habitats. Defenders has been at the forefront of these efforts for decades, and we have declared 2019 the Year of Coexistence.

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