Tag: defenders of wildlife

Ben Prater, our Southeast Program Director, explains how partnering with private landowners is helping to protect the third largest salamander in the world – the Eastern Hellbender.

Learn more: https://defenders.org/wildlife/hellbender

Footage by: @Running Wild Media

Video Transcript:

Today we are here in the home of one of the most amazing creatures that I have the privilege of working on and that’s the Eastern Hellbender.

It’s the third largest salamander in the world and the epicenter of its global population is right here in Western North Carolina.

In fact, they have persisted in these watersheds for over 65 million years, and … Continue

In the newest episode of our Endangered Species Act 101 series Megan Evansen, our Conservation Science & Policy Analyst, breaks down the difference between Section 7 and 10 of the ESA.

Red-cockaded woodpecker footage by: @Running Wild Media

Transcript:

The U.S. Endangered Species Act, or the ESA, has been working to protect threatened and endangered species since 1973. And it has an amazing track record – most species listed under the ESA are still around today. This is thanks to the many protections afforded to ESA-listed species and the prohibitions that work to keep species safe from harm.

The prohibitions of the … Continue

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

Video Transcript:

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!

Video Transcript:

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife … Continue