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Top Campaigns
Defenders of Wildlife works to protect and restore America’s native wildlife, safeguard habitat, resolve conflicts, work across international borders and educate and mobilize the public. Here are a number of our top initiatives.
Endangered Species Act
For more than 30 years, the Endangered Species Act has helped prevent the extinction of our nation's wildlife treasures.
For more than 30 years, the Endangered Species Act has helped prevent the extinction of our nation's wildlife treasures.
Global Warming and Wildlife
Defenders of Wildlife strongly supports the passage of national legislation that takes immediate steps to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to address the root cause of climate change. At the same time, Defenders is advancing legislation to help reduce the impacts global warming will have - and in many cases is already having - on wildlife and habitat.
Defenders of Wildlife strongly supports the passage of national legislation that takes immediate steps to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to address the root cause of climate change. At the same time, Defenders is advancing legislation to help reduce the impacts global warming will have - and in many cases is already having - on wildlife and habitat.
Aerial Gunning
The use of aircraft to harass or shoot animals from the air was made generally illegal, with a limited exception for legitimate wildlife management purposes, in 1971 when Congress passed the Airborne Hunting Act. But since then the practice has been resurrected in Alaska in order to suppress predator populations and artificially expand populations of moose and caribou, principally for the benefit of out-of-state sport hunters.
The use of aircraft to harass or shoot animals from the air was made generally illegal, with a limited exception for legitimate wildlife management purposes, in 1971 when Congress passed the Airborne Hunting Act. But since then the practice has been resurrected in Alaska in order to suppress predator populations and artificially expand populations of moose and caribou, principally for the benefit of out-of-state sport hunters.
Habitat and Highways
Nearly 4 million miles of roads and 200 million vehicles keep Americans moving. But our mobility comes with a price. Road kill has pushed some rare species, such as the panther and grizzly bear, closer to extinction.
Nearly 4 million miles of roads and 200 million vehicles keep Americans moving. But our mobility comes with a price. Road kill has pushed some rare species, such as the panther and grizzly bear, closer to extinction.
Wolves
Get the facts and the latest updates on Defenders' efforts to protect wolves.
Get the facts and the latest updates on Defenders' efforts to protect wolves.
Other Resources
Policy and Legislation
Defenders mobilizes supporters and partners on the international, national, state and local levels to secure laws and policies that safeguard wild species and their habitats.
Defenders mobilizes supporters and partners on the international, national, state and local levels to secure laws and policies that safeguard wild species and their habitats.
Wildlife and Habitat
View over 100 fact sheets about all the imperiled and endangered species, animals and habitats you love! Multimedia fact sheets with photos, video, sounds and other great resources. Learn about wildlife adaptation, threats and global warming.
View over 100 fact sheets about all the imperiled and endangered species, animals and habitats you love! Multimedia fact sheets with photos, video, sounds and other great resources. Learn about wildlife adaptation, threats and global warming.
Wildlife Conservation
Defenders develops and champions practical solutions to save a wide variety of North American species, including keystone creatures such as gray wolves, grizzly bears, sea otters and jaguars.
Defenders develops and champions practical solutions to save a wide variety of North American species, including keystone creatures such as gray wolves, grizzly bears, sea otters and jaguars.
Habitat Conservation
Defenders promotes progressive land-use strategies on federal state and private lands that safeguard key habitats such as wetlands, deserts, forests and grasslands from development and degradation.
Defenders promotes progressive land-use strategies on federal state and private lands that safeguard key habitats such as wetlands, deserts, forests and grasslands from development and degradation.
