Tag: defenders of wildlife

Join speaker Krystal Toney, Ph.D. candidate at The University of North Texas, and Author of Black in Nature, as she speaks at the web series A Conversation on Diversity in Wildlife Conservation: Black History Month Edition. She will discuss her current research project which aims to focus on the cultural connections with the land, the environment, and conservation as a whole, specific to Texas. She will be joined by the moderator, Wildlife Conservation Interpreter of the Dallas Zoo, and Herpetology enthusiast, David Smallwood.

Meg debunks three of the most common misconceptions surrounding the ESA in the latest episode of our Endangered Species Act 101 series.

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The Endangered Species Act, or ESA, is a wildly popular law – an overwhelming majority of Americans across party lines support the ESA. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t confusion around what it does or doesn’t do. Let’s debunk some of the most common ESA myths.

Myth 1: The ESA doesn’t work

Since it was signed in 1973, over 95% of species that have been listed under the ESA are still with us today. That’s an … Continue

Thanks for showing up for wildlife in 2022. We wanted to make sure you had a chance to see what an amazing difference you’re making by supporting Defenders. Here’s to reaching new heights together in 2023.

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Thank you for your commitment to preventing extinction, protecting habitat, and defending nature.

We couldn’t do what we do without you.

2022 flew by.

But the numbers prove that you helped protect wildlife and wild places this year.

24 Black-Footed Ferret kits released in the wild.

84 Yellowstone Bison were transferred to Tribal Nations in Montana, Washington, and Oklahoma.

75 years supported … Continue

Learn more about the 5 drivers of biodiversity loss from COP15 – the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal. Dr. Lindsay Rosa, our Director of CCI calls for bold action now to help conserve the 1 million species facing extinction.

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Hi, I’m Dr. Lindsay Rosa, Director of our Center for Conservation Innovation at Defenders of Wildlife.

I’m here in Montreal, Canada, at COP15 Convention on Biological Diversity, where inside there’s a lot of discussion on how to get us back on track for conserving biodiversity worldwide.

There are five main drivers of biodiversity loss – habitat loss being … Continue

Join our Director of CCI, Lindsay Rosa, in Montreal at COP15 – the 2022 Convention on Biological Diversity. With over 1 million species at risk of extinction we need to take bold action to conserve biodiversity, and life as we know it, now and for future generations.

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I’m Dr. Lindsay Rosa, Director of our Center for Conservation Innovation at Defenders of Wildlife here in Montreal, Canada, at COP15, where leaders from all over the world are working together to set targets that will hopefully put us back on track for recovering global biodiversity.

They have their work cut … Continue