Senators Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Pete Rickets (R-NE) today introduced the Improving Species Recovery Act, an important bipartisan bill that would improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act.

Defenders of Wildlife is calling on BLM to withdrawal an unprecedented proposal to open Ouray National Wildlife Refuge in ...

While not a scientific grouping, the term small mammals often clumps together rodents, shrews, hedgehogs, rabbits and many weasels, including wolverines, otters and ferrets. Rodentia is the most ...

This blog post presents an op-ed published in the Colorado Sun, written by Defenders of Wildlife’s Stefan Ekernas, opposing Colorado’s Amendment 83 and warning that its vague “traditional methods” ...

This op-ed in The Hill, written by Defenders of Wildlife President and CEO Andrew Bowman, argues against using the Endangered Species Act as a bargaining chip in permitting reform, contending that ...

This blog was written by Defenders of Wildlife Southeast Stanback Fellow Sally Watanabe. The mature forests of the Appalachian Mountains slope into watersheds where North America’s largest amphibian — ...

Unrelenting pressure from some commercial and political interests continue to threaten landmark conservation laws, like the Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Migratory Bird Treaty ...

The Sagebrush Sea is the seemingly endless sagebrush grasslands that cover the yawning basins and the broad plateaus of the Intermountain West. While often portrayed as a barren and dusty desert, ...

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Together, we have the power to shape the future of conservation and protect wildlife in their native habitats. Explore how you can get involved. Through community fundraising, and backed by the power ...

The Texas Hill Country region is located atop the Edwards Plateau in the heart of central Texas. The region contains one of the most rapidly growing urban corridors in the United States, stretching ...

The Appalachian mountain range stretches all the way from Southeastern Canada down to Central Alabama. The Southern Appalachians, a unique section of the range comprising Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia ...