Tag: defenders of wildlife

At Defenders Of Wildlife, we’re often asked: “What do politics have to do with saving wildlife?” The answer: everything.

Legislation like the Endangered Species Act gives us the best chance to protect wildlife and safeguard habitats, ensuring healthy ecosystems and helping to combat threats like the biodiversity and climate crisis. Protecting wildlife is not a partisan issue. Be sure you’re registered to vote and inform yourself about what’s at stake for wildlife. -Andrew Bowman, President & CEO

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Hello, I’m Andrew Bowman, President and CEO of Defenders Of Wildlife.… Continue

Join Defenders Of Wildlife President & CEO, Andrew Bowman, on a trip to northwest Washington to celebrate the reintroduction of Grizzly Bears to the North Cascades.

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Hello, I’m Andrew Bowman, Defenders of Wildlife President & CEO.

Today, I’m in northwest Washington. The event that I’m here to attend is a celebration organized by the Friends of the North Cascades Grizzly Bear Coalition, and I’m here to say thank you to all the Tribal nations, volunteers, and organizations that have dedicated their time to making sure that Grizzly Bears … Continue

Join Jay Petrequin for a recap of wildlife news from the month of October!

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A victory for horseshoe crabs. Failure to protect Pinyon Jays. And a step in the right direction for Burrowing Owls. I’m Jay Petrequin and this is your Wildlife News for October 2024.

Starting off strong on the East coast, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will prohibit a bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay next year, maintaining a key protection in place since 2013. This decision reflects broad public support for stabilizing … Continue

Join Ragen Davey from Defenders of Wildlife, and partners in monitoring for endangered Cook Inlet Belugas. Belugas Count! is an annual celebration that brings together members of the public to focus on the endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whale, fostering local pride, awareness, and stewardship.

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Hey, everyone. Ragan Davey with the Alaska Office of Defenders of Wildlife.

And I want to talk about how the day went at Belugas Count!

The day started out at 10:00, and we started our monitoring session at Ship Creek.

We had such a … Continue

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Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I’m Jay Petrequin with Defenders Of Wildlife interrupting this program with the latest breaking news, hot off the wire! We’ve got a real doozy of a story for you, folks. Wildlife killers are on the loose, and it’s time we nip this killing in the bud!

First up, we have vessels – one of the leading assailants of North Atlantic Right Whales. Some ships are barreling through the big blue without a care in the world, delivering lethal blows to defenseless right whales and … Continue