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Keeping the Gulf Coast from Slipping into the Sea
From the ever-growing dead zone to last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, it’s no secret that the Gulf of Mexico faces a world of trouble. But here’s something you might not know: every hour, an...
View ArticleNew Flood Plan Benefits All
Defenders of Wildlife joined with several organizations to encourage California’s Central Valley Flood Protection Board to adopt an ambitious new flood plan that establishes a road map for flood...
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House Retracts Key Farm Bill Conservation Provision
Sage grouse are one of countless species that rely on private farm land for their survival. In Congress, as in many walks of life, no good deed goes unpunished. We celebrated two weeks ago when the...
View ArticleCoast to Coast: Bog Turtle in Peril
“Coast to Coast” is a summer blog series highlighting some of America’s most imperiled wildlife. Using the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s new state-by-state endangered species map, Defenders is...
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Plowed Under: Joint Report Advocates Farm Bill Changes
A new report released today by the Environmental Working Group and Defenders highlights the massive wildlife habitat loss stemming from unlimited and unregulated crop insurance subsidies like the ones...
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Coast to Coast: Saving a Grooving Grouse in the Sagebrush Sea
Coast to Coast” is a summer blog series highlighting some of America’s most imperiled wildlife. By using the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s new state-by-state endangered species map, we will tell...
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Sink or Swim? Sea-Level Rise in Wildlife Refuges
Aimee Delach, Senior Policy Analyst, Climate Adaptation As Julie shared last Tuesday, the National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), includes approximately...
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Walking Wetlands
Kelly Catlett, California Representative Wetlands at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Photo ©American West Conservation) For wildlife enthusiasts, visiting the six national wildlife refuges in the...
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Acting for the Everglades
Laurie Macdonald, Florida Program Director Last month, we celebrated the First Annual Everglades Day, designated by the Florida legislature in recognition of America’s unique and intriguingly diverse...
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Izembek: The Saga Continues
Isabel Ricker, Landscape Conservation Coordinator A few months ago we told you about an important milestone being reached in the battle to preserve the wilderness and wetland integrity of the Izembek...
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Powering Up at the Salton Sea?
Stephanie Dashiell, California Desert Associate The excessive heat warnings are not the only reason the Salton Sea is appearing in the news this summer. The Salton Sea is the 525-square-mile saline...
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Road to Recovery: Wyoming Toad
Defenders of Wildlife has set itself the goal of moving more than 100 endangered species up the federal recovery ladder over the next decade. Our “Road to Recovery” series will highlight several of...
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A Landmark Florida Conservation Movement
Laurie MacDonald, Florida Program Director Here in Florida, we’re on our way to making history with a grassroots constitutional amendment campaign to save the state’s wild and wonderful places....
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A Whole New World: Sea Level Rise and the Changing Face of the Chesapeake
Salt marshes (©David Curson, Audubon Maryland-DC) The coastal wetlands of Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore are one of the most extensive tidal marsh landscapes along the entire Atlantic Coast. Not only...
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On “Mutually Insured Destruction”
Cliff-diving cows, highly commoditized crops and wildlife woes Even if you have been paying attention to the Farm Bill (a tremendously important piece of legislation with huge implications for wildlife...
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Wildlife Refuges Under Attack
Most of the news coverage about the drought in California has been about how brown our lawns will become, how farmers may have to fallow some of their crops in order to save the almond and pistachio...
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This Won’t Make it Rain
Last week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that they are releasing millions of hatchery trout six months earlier than they normally would because river conditions are so...
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Visiting Elkhorn Slough – The Hidden Gem of California’s Central Coast
Travelers from far and wide come to California’s central coast each year to view the region’s mesmerizing scenery and diverse wildlife. One of the main stopovers for travelers is Moss Landing located...
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A Conservation Journey
Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition Treks Northwest Florida to Save Wildlands, Working Lands and Wildlife On January 11, 2015, the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition team of photographer Carlton...
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Where’s the Water for Wildlife?
Latest plans to manage water in the face of California’s drought could mean more struggles for the state’s wildlife Growing up, I read Dr. Seuss’ story, “The Lorax,” and was both saddened and inspired...
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Fish Out of Water (Literally!)
CA legislators need to focus on sustainable drought solutions I am envisioning that scene from the movie “There Will Be Blood” – you know, the epic part where Daniel Day Lewis screams “I drink YOUR...
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Wildlife Network Looks Great from 1,000 Feet
In today’s world of constant development, it’s becoming ever rarer to find significant areas of important wildlife habitat that remain connected to one another. Subdivisions and highways fragment...
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Where Water, Farms and Wildlife Collide
The giant garter snake is a true survivor. This water-loving snake used to live in wetlands that spread across California’s Central Valley. But today, over 90% of those wetlands have been destroyed by...
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Of Hurricanes and Habitat: Ten Years After Katrina
Ten years ago this week, the world watched in horror as Hurricane Katrina bore down on the Gulf Coast. In addition to the tragic loss of life, property damage, and economic toll, the storm wreaked...
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Fighting for a Healthy San Francisco Bay-Delta
The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the country’s top tourist destinations. People from around the world come to meander across the Golden Gate Bridge and eat at San Francisco’s fantastic water-front...
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