"Defenders of Wildlife" (nickname: Defenders) is dedicated to the protection of all-native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. We focus our programs on what scientists consider two of the most serious environmental threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity, and habitat alteration and destruction. Defenders works through education, advocacy, economic tools, litigation, legislation and negotiation to solve difficult wildlife conservation problems. In each program area, an interdisciplinary team of scientists, wildlife specialists, educators, activists, and attorneys works to promote multi-faceted wildlife problems.

Due to the today's industrial economies and swelling human populations, mass extinction has prevailed. One might hope that increasing scarcity of unspoiled wild places would prompt intensified efforts to save the natural world. It hasn't. Fortunately, there are organizations like Defenders of Wildlife, who dedicate time, capital and effort to preserving and restoring what man has destroyed. Long known for their leadership on endangered species issues Defenders of

Among the targeted constituencies are those political actors that exert influence, power and the ability to help solve the many important issues by implementing positive legislation for the sake of wildlife and all lands in this country. In recent years Defenders has steadily gained recognition and built relationships with influential actors in the political arena through their consistent lobbying and advocating efforts. While many Senators, Representatives, law firms, the Federal Court and even the President have joined them in their fight for effective legislative changes to protect the natural world, others have not been as responsive. Among these "hard to reach populations" has been the President of the United States, Congressmen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior, U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, National Guard, Border Patrol, and such organizations as The American Farm Bureau and New Mexico Cattlegrowers Association's. Many of these organizations and departments focus their attentions toward oil and gas drilling, bomb testing, and driftnet fishing which is not only blocking the solution to environmental conservation but also violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) both of which are enacted today with help from Defenders.

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Defenders of Wildlife have not only built this organization up from the ground, but now have over 380,000 members and supporters. Due to

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