Category: Animals

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Butcher’s Crossing Iinnii Featurette

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Defenders Of Wildlife

This short companion featurette to Butcher’s Crossing highlights the work that Defenders of Wildlife is doing to make up for atrocities of the past by helping Tribes bring back their buffalo. Learn more:

https://defenders.org/wildlife/bison

Video Transcript:

Ervin:
The buffalo, the iinnii, they’re a brother to us. Our lives are one in the same.

Gabe:

Butcher’s Crossing is the journey of a young idealistic man in search of meaning and purpose in his life. And in that journey he sees great  beauty of nature but he also sees how ambition can be both a powerful but incredibly destructive force.


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Marsupial Facts: Tasmanian Devil

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The Tasmanian Devil(Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial that lives in Australia. The Tasmanian Devil is classified in order Dasyuromorphia and family Dasyuridae.

Physical Characteristics

The Tasmanian Devil is black; some individuals may have white patches on their body. The front legs are slightly longer than the hind legs. Tasmanian Devils weigh 9 kilograms(20 pounds) on average, the average body length is 62 centimeters(2 feet, 0.4 inches) and the tail averages 25 centimeters(9.8 inches) long.

GenusSarcophilus
Speciesharrisii
Binomial NameSarcophilus harrisii
Length50-78 cm(1’7.7”-2’6.7”)
Weight6-14 kg(13.23-30.9 lbs.)
Tail Length24-26 cm(9.45”-10.24”)
IUCN StatusEndangered

Range And Habitat

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The ESA At 50: Red Wolves

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Defenders Of Wildlife

The Red Wolf is the only wolf species native to the Eastern United States and a prime example of why the Endangered Species Act is so important. Learn about the recovery of these amazing carnivores with our experts Heather Clarkson and Ben Prater from our Southeast team.

Transcript:

It was last year that I saw my first Red Wolf. And it’s always special to see a wolf, especially your first wolf, but this one was it was even more special because it was 1849F, who we also call the matriarch. She was such a champion for her … Continue