Tag: defenders of wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife supports the efforts of the Salmon Orca Alliance in calling for the removal of the lower Snake River dams to help protect salmon and southern resident orcas. Learn more at https://dfnd.us/orca

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Hi, I’m Kathleen Callaghy, northwest representative for Defenders of Wildlife.

Chinook Salmon and Southern Resident Orcas are two of the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved and culturally significant species.

Both are negatively impacted by the lower Snake River dams.

That’s why we, along with other conservation orgs and many tribal nations, are advocating to remove them.

In fact, just last week, the Salmon Orca Project, … Continue

Learn about our interactive portal designed to help communities and wildlife in the case of an oil spill in the Bering Strait region of Alaska.

Alaska Native communities in this dynamic coastal region are key to effective rapid spill response for continued health of the marine environment. Indigenous knowledge of marine wildlife and their habitat is extremely valuable and must be better integrated and utilized in spill planning, preparedness, and response. AWAC empowers communities that are on the frontlines.

This portal draws on the latest technology to be a teaching aid and interactive pathway to foster dialogue and action, and … Continue

You might expect to see any number of wild birds and fish in a wildlife refuge – but you probably wouldn’t expect to see huge industrial-scale power lines and 20-story transmission towers.

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is a globally important bird area, and it is home to endangered whooping cranes. It’s also a popular outdoor recreation spot for local communities.

Protect habitat for Whooping Cranes and other wildlife: Urge the FWS to block construction of industrial power lines and towers in the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife Refuge!

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The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife … Continue

Join Ben Prater, Southeast Program Director, and our partners in surveying for Hellbenders in Western North Carolina. Learn about new technology Defenders is deploying in the field to detect and inventory for Hellbenders and other animals. Learn more at https://dfnd.us/hellbender.

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I’m Ben Prater, Southeast program director for Defenders of Wildlife.

And today we’re here in Western North Carolina, at a beautiful hotspot for the Eastern Hellbender, one of the world’s largest salamanders, and one of the coolest salamanders we have here in the Appalachians – doing some inventories and surveys, really just to kind of help give … Continue

Wildlife crossings are a critical tool in protecting bighorn sheep, elk, mountain lions, pronghorns, Mexican gray wolves, and more. New Mexico is considering a plan to enhance wildlife movement corridors and build underpasses and overpasses that could make our roadways safer for animals and people alike.

This short film highlights three priority crossing locations: On Around Santa Ana Pueblo, in the Peloncillo Mountains near Steins, NM, and on Highway 285 near Tres Piedras, NM.