词条 | Defenders of Wildlife |
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| name = Defenders of Wildlife | founded_date = 1947 | founder = | logo = | type = | location = Washington, D.C. | area_served = United States | origins = | key_people = | focus = protection of all native animals and plants | method = advocacy, education, litigation | revenue = | num_volunteers = | num_employees = | num_members = | owner = | Non-profit_slogan = | homepage = {{URL|http://www.defenders.org|defenders.org}} | dissolved = | footnotes = }}Defenders of Wildlife is a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation organization based in the United States. Its mission is to protect all native animals and plants throughout North America in their natural communities.[1] BackgroundDefenders of Wildlife is a major national conservation organization dedicated to conserving wildlife, protecting wildlife habitat and safeguarding biodiversity. Founded in 1947, Defenders of Wildlife was originally called Defenders of Fur Bearers, with its primary mission to preserve wild animals. Although its mission has broadened to include wildlife habitat and biodiversity, protecting wild animals--especially large carnivores--remains a central part of its mission. The organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with field offices located in Alaska, California, the Northwest, the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains, the Southeast and the Southwest. The current president and CEO is Jamie Rappaport Clark, who has been with Defenders since 2004 and took on her current role in 2011. Clark holds a B.S. in wildlife biology from Towson University and a M.S. in wildlife ecology from the University of Maryland. Prior to her time at Defenders, she worked more than 20 years in conservation positions for the federal government, including serving as director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She is recognized as a leading national expert on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and under her leadership at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, she secured the passage of the landmark National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997. GoalsDefenders' aim is to conserve the full range of vulnerable North American biodiversity, from plants and pollinators to predators. The organization operates from the premise that in order for diverse wildlife populations in North America to be secure and thriving, they must be sustained by a transnational network of healthy lands and waters, including public and private lands, rivers and coastal waters, core natural areas and working landscapes.[2] These goals are sought through grassroots efforts at the state and local level; developing programs that protect and restore key species and habitats; working with state, national and international policy makers to secure laws and policies that protect animals and their habitats; and, by taking a leading role in establishing legal safeguards for native wildlife and fighting efforts in the courts to roll back environmental protections. Conservation approachDefenders of Wildlife focuses on three core methods to achieve its conservation goals:
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Related organizationsDefenders of Wildlife Action Fund is a 501 (c)(4) that works to influence policy at the federal level, persuading elected officials to protect our natural heritage and holding our leaders accountable. The action fund is affiliated with Defenders of Wildlife and shares the same conservation vision to secure thriving, diverse wildlife populations in North America, sustained by a network of healthy lands and waters. Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund fulfills its part of this shared vision through hard-hitting accountability campaigns, petition drives and grassroots advocacy. Defenders Action Fund complies with all disclosure laws and voluntarily discloses large political contributions. AwardsDefenders of Wildlife was listed as one of the best wildlife charities in 2006 by the magazine Reader's Digest.[4] Defenders of Wildlife has been vetted as part of GlobalGiving's rigorous due diligence process and earned their badge of "Partner Organization".[5] President and CEO, Jamie Rappaport Clark was awarded Audubon Society's prestigious Rachel Carson Award for her lifetime commitment to protecting endangered and threatened species and their habitats.[6] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.defenders.org/mission-and-vision|title=Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities}} 2. ^1 {{Cite web|url=https://defenders.org/sites/default/files/publications/defenders-strategic-plan-2013-2023.pdf|title=Defenders of Wildlife Strategic Plan 2013-2023|last=|first=|date=|website=Defenders.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://defenders.org/press-release/defenders-wildlife-launches-center-conservation-innovation|title=Defenders of Wildlife Launches Center for Conservation Innovation|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} 4. ^{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205625/https://www.rd.com/advice/travel/best-wildlife-charities/|url=https://www.rd.com/advice/travel/best-wildlife-charities/|title=Best Wildlife Charities - Reader's Digest|archivedate=29 October 2013|publisher=|accessdate=2 March 2018}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3605|title=Charity Navigator – Defenders of Wildlife|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.audubon.org/about/rachel-carson-award-honorees|title=The Rachel Carson Award Honorees|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} External links
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