Explore Defenders' efforts to promote human-wildlife coexistence with sea otters along the California coast. In California, we work to conserve giant garter snakes, California condors, Sonoran pronghorn, whales, sea otters, gray wolves, salmon, San Joaquin kit fox and more.

Mar 5, 2024 · Conservation groups petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission today to protect five imperiled populations of the western burrowing owl under the California Endangered Species Act. The petition seeks endangered status for burrowing owls in southwestern California, central-western California and the San Francisco Bay Area, and threatened ...

Jul 20, 2022 · Hispanic Access Foundation and Defenders of Wildlife have teamed up to advocate for a new Western Riverside National Wildlife Refuge in southern California, which would provide access to a rapidly-disappearing natural landscape for some 12 million people within 25 miles of the area, as well as vital habitat for many vulnerable species of plants ...

Jan 26, 2025 · Some politicians falsely claimed that protections for a fish species are limiting water resources to fight fires in Southern California.

May 25, 2022 · New Wildlife Refuge in Southern California Would Promise Equitable Access to Disappearing Nature

Apr 26, 2018 · Defenders is working closely with the Desert and Mountains Conservation Authority, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Transition Habitat Conservancy and similar land trusts in...

An effective wildlife rescue organization in Southern California isn’t just responding to emergencies; it’s also actively working to address the causes of wildlife distress by promoting sustainable practices and conservation efforts.

Jan 19, 2023 · In 2022, we prioritized the protection of the southern sea otter, Sierra Nevada fisher, gray wolf, Chinook salmon and other freshwater fishes, desert tortoise, bighorn sheep, migratory birds and other species that need immediate conservation action. Working for …

Nov 16, 2023 · A new program that increases protections for wildlife corridors throughout Southern California’s Ventura County has prevailed after a three-judge panel agreed with the county and conservationists and found that the wildlife protections were lawful.

Jul 21, 2022 · Hispanic Access Foundation and Defenders of Wildlife have teamed up to advocate for a new Western Riverside National Wildlife Refuge in southern California, which would provide access to a...