Tag: defenders of wildlife

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

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