Defenders and partners at the Prairie Dog Coalition call on Colorado Parks and Wildlife to prohibit recreational shooting of prairie dogs on public lands.

Defenders of Wildlife is proud to announce Stephan Ekernas as its new Vice President of Species Conservation and Coexistence, ...

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” ...

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 ...

Join our mobile Rapid Response Network! You can be the first to hear about how we’re going to hold this administration accountable and how you can fight back for wildlife! The Arctic is warming at ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Each year, CCI carries out an end-of-year evaluation of our past year’s work and builds on that to develop the coming (fiscal) year work plan. One product of this year’s evaluation was an infographic ...

International and national initiatives aim to conserve at least 30% of lands and waters by 2030. To safeguard biodiversity, conservation actions must be distributed in places that represent ecosystem ...

Twenty-five years ago, we changed the path of Yellowstone National Park for the better. One action changed the soil, the growth of plants and grasses, and the diversity and populations of wildlife ...

Roads present challenges to the protection of species, their natural habitats, and their unimpeded movement across landscapes, which is why Defenders of Wildlife is very active in reducing the impact ...