Tag: defenders of wildlife

Calling For A National Biodiversity Strategy

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Right now, 1 million species are threatened with extinction in the coming decades. We need a National Biodiversity Strategy, before it’s too late. Learn more at

https://defenders.org/national-biodiversity-strategy

Video Transcript:

Biodiversity is the foundation of everything we do, it’s an invaluable resource, and yet, we are losing biodiversity at an alarming rate. Like climate change, the crisis is only escalating. 

I’m Robert Dewey, head of government relations at Defenders of Wildlife.

Right now, 1 million species are threatened with extinction in the coming decades. That’s why state policymakers and strong wildlife advocates are critically important.

They are essential to securing the … Continue

Conserving Wildlife On Private Lands

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Private lands support more than 2/3 of the species listed under the Endangered Species Act, with 10% of listed species occurring only on private lands. Join Mary Pfafko, our Senior Policy Analyst for Private Lands, at a gathering in Louisiana of land trust conservation professionals from across the country. Learn more at https://defenders.org/private-lands-conservation

Video Transcript:

Mary:

Hi, My name is Mary Pfafko, I’m senior policy analyst for private lands based in Defenders’ D.C. office, but today I’m in… New Orleans.

This week I’m attending the Land Trust Alliance Annual Conference Rally, which is a gathering of land conservation professionals from … Continue

Surveying For Pacific Marten

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Journey into the Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico with Bryan Bird, our Southwest Program Director, and our Wildlands Network partners as they survey for the rare Pacific Marten.


Trail cameras capture images and not animals and cat food is safe for martens.

Video Transcript:

Hi, I’m Bryan Bird, Southwest Program Director for Defenders of Wildlife, and we’re out here on the Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico with our partners Wildlands Network.

We’re setting out camera traps for Martes caurina, this is the Pacific Marten. We’re looking for these animals up here on the Carson National Forest … Continue