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What exactly is a ghost forest? Join Defenders Ashley, Allison, and Annie Kay on a trip to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge for National Wildlife Refuge Week to find out!

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Hi, I’m Ashley Holmes with Defenders Of Wildlife. And today we are out on a mission to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge, Maryland. We’ve heard rumor of a ghost forest out there, so we’re off to investigate, learn a little bit more, and hopefully see some cool wildlife along the way. We’ve just gotten to Blackwater Wildlife Refuge. I’ve … Continue

Join our California program director, Pamela Flick on a field trip to Sequoia National Forest with Tribal leaders, forest managers, ecologists, state and federal agencies and non-profit partners. You can learn more about what Defenders of Wildlife is doing to protect old growth habitat at defenders.org.

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Hi, this is Pamela Flick, the California program director for Defenders Of Wildlife.

And today I’m out on the Sequoia National Forest on a field trip hosted by the U.S. Forest Service talking about the National Old Growth Amendment and learning … Continue

In honor of National Wildlife Refuge Week, watch Christian Hunt’s acceptance speech on behalf of the Okefenokee Protection Alliance.

Defenders recently took the stage in Washington, DC to receive the National Wildlife Refuge Association’s Refuge of the Year award on behalf of the Okefenokee Protection Alliance, which combines the efforts of more than 40 organizations against mining in and around Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

“Over the last six years, our partners have shared one goal: Safeguarding the refuge and the wildlife that call it home,” said Christian Hunt, senior policy … Continue

Join Jay Petrequin to hear the wildlife news from September 2024.

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Critical habitat for Florida manatees. Highs and lows for Colorado Wolves. And short-sighted attacks on essential acts.

I’m Jay Petrequin and this is your Wildlife News for September 2024. Good news coming from Florida where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a revised plan that would protect nearly 2 million acres of critical habitat for the Florida Manatee. The proposed rule highlights the importance of natural warm-water sites and ample seagrass to forage – especially in the … Continue

Join Amanda, our foundation & corporate relations director, at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology in Vancouver, Canada where two representatives from our Center for Conservation Innovation present, workshop, and share science on the Endangered Species and and biodiversity conservation.

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I am here in lovely Vancouver, Canada this week attending the North American Congress
for Conservation Biology.

This is an amazing opportunity from scientists from the U.S., Canada and other places to come together and share their knowledge about wildlife conservation and coexistence, among other topics.

I’m … Continue