Wildlife advocates from across the country came to Washington, DC last month to meet face-to-face with their elected officials. Their mission: to speak out for wildlife. It was all part of Defenders' second annual Citizen Advocacy Training & Lobby Day.

Business owners, farmers, writers, a chef, scientists -- even a 10 year old girl -- all urged members of Congress to take action to address the impacts of global warming on wildlife, conserve wildlife on our public lands and end aerial hunting of wolves in Alaska.

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Wolves Hit the Airwaves
In June, ABC’s Nightline focused on the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Rockies region, examining some of the challenges facing wolves in the wild. The broadcast featured Defenders’ Northern Rockies Representative Suzanne Stone and our work with ranchers to protect wolves and livestock.
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Condors, Unleaded
This month, California’s historic regulation requiring the use of non-lead ammunition in condor country went into effect -- thanks in large part to Defenders supporters like you. More than 276 iconic condors have suffered from lead poisoning in the past eight years, and just weeks ago, seven more were found to have high levels of the toxin. The new regulation will help prevent future deaths and ensure a brighter future for these rare and iconic birds.
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Jaguars, Wolverines Lack Protection
The Bush Administration continues to pass the buck on protecting endangered wildlife in the U.S., claiming that it has no obligation to protect imperiled animals if larger populations live in Canada or Mexico. Defenders has gone to court to ensure that wolverines, jaguars and other wildlife continue to have a fighting chance in the U.S.

Dr. Jean Brennan knows a thing or two about global warming. In fact, she contributed to the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's historic work on detailing the impacts of global warming -- a massive project that earned the group a 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.  

As a biologist, she’s been around the world to conduct research on elephants, orangutans and primates. Now, as Defenders’ Senior Climate Change Scientist, Jean uses her ecological expertise to help wildlife survive and adapt to the impacts of a changing climate.
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