With MSNBC, Jeff Corwin discusses Defenders’ trip to Gulf
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy On a Pensacola beach, with the oil sheen only 5 miles away, Defenders board members and NBC special correspondent Jeff Corwin...
View ArticleQ&A with Richard Charter: Hurricane season
The danger of Tropical Storm Bonnie has passed, but hurricane season in the Gulf region not yet come to an end. What could happen should a storm surge or hurricane hit the Gulf coast? Defenders senior...
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Future for coastal wetlands uncertain
As BP moves into the final stages of drilling a relief well and permanently sealing its Macondo well, it’s tempting to believe the worst of the damage done to wildlife and natural habitats in the Gulf...
View ArticleNews Roundup: Relief in sight? Not so fast
Despite weather-related setbacks, the federal government says work must go forward on a relief well meant to permanently plug BP’s blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad...
View ArticleHeroes in the Gulf: YOU (Defenders and Google show you how!)
In the aftermath of the Gulf oil disaster, Defenders of Wildlife received hundreds of phone calls and emails from concerned Americans wondering what they could do to help wildlife and coastal habitat...
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Species Spotlight: Red Wolf
(Scene: hiker spots something in the woods at Alligator National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina) “What was that? It looked like a wolf! Must have been a coyote… Wolves aren’t found in this part of...
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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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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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