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Why You Should Care: Biodiversity

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Defenders Of Wildlife

Why Should You Care about Biodiversity? Because we all need biodiversity. Leading scientists are increasingly sounding the alarm about the biodiversity crisis which threatens the extinction of nearly a million species in the coming decades. Visit defenders.org/biodiversity to read our new report learn more.

Video Transcript:

Do you need clean water? Breathable air? Food to eat?

Then you need biodiversity!

But our biodiversity is in jeopardy and our wildlife faces serious challenges.

99% of species listed under the Endangered Species Act are threatened by at least one of the five drivers of the global biodiversity crisis:

  1. Land
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Defenders: A Day In The Life – Surveying For Bears In Montana

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Defenders Of Wildlife

Follow along with Russ and his dog Gypsy, as they install and monitor three of the 104 sites dedicated to surveying for Grizzly Bears in the southwest Montana ecosystem in 2023. Learn more:

https://defenders.org/wildlife/grizzly-bear

Video Transcript:

(May)

I’m Russ Talmo at Defenders of Wildlife and our Rockies and Plains region out of Missoula, Montana. This is Gypsy dog. She’s joining me today. We are out in the field embarking on the third year of the southwest Montana Grizzly Bear DNA project. This is a project where we are partnered directly with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, … Continue

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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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

Farm Bill 101: Take Action!

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Defenders Of Wildlife

Congress updates the Farm Bill about every five years, and 2023 is one of those years! So, we have an opportunity right now to make sure that Congress provides farmers, ranchers, and private foresters with the support they need to conserve wildlife. Join Mary Pfaffko, Defenders’ Senior Policy Analyst for Private Lands, in urging your members of Congress to include strong biodiversity provisions in the next Farm Bill.

Transcript:

Wildlife needs the Farm Bill. Approximately 70% of federally endangered and threatened species spend at least part of their lifecycle on private lands and the farm bill … Continue