Tag: defenders of wildlife

We have so much to be grateful for this year.

Protecting critical habitat.

Reintroducing keystone species.

Preventing extinction.

Connecting corridors.

Preserving biodiversity.

Honoring partnerships.

Opening hearts and minds.

Defending wildlife in a moment that matters so much.

There’s so much to be grateful for, but still so much more to do

And most of all, we’re grateful for YOU.

Defenders Of Wildlife works on the ground, in the courts, and on Capitol Hill to protect and restore imperiled wildlife and habitats across North America.

Defenders Of Wildlife

Do bears truly hibernate and sleep away the whole winter?? Learn more about torpor and what it means for bears during the cold winter months ❄️🐻💤

Video Transcript:

Yawn As the days get. colder, it’s tempting to curl up for long winter naps.

Just as bears cozy up in their dens to hibernate during the cold winter months.

But are these hibernating bears truly sleeping the whole time?

Well, not so much…

After a period of increased eating to gain fat, bears enter a hibernation–like state known as torpor, in … Continue

The election only just happened and we already have bad news already coming from Washington, D.C.

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Bad news coming out of Washington, DC. President-elect Trump announced his intentions to nominate North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Department of Interior. This terrible decision will give authority of the nation’s public lands, wildlife and natural resources to a champion of oil and gas drilling.

After the President, the Secretary of the Interior has more power than anyone else in government over the nation’s public lands and natural resources. These … Continue