The Global Assault on Corals

Despite their importance, human activities at both the global and local scale pose an existential threat to the world's coral reefs. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing …

A Toolkit for Recovery

At the Center for Conservation Innovation at Defenders, we are developing a platform to help address the lack of consistency in what kind of information is available on threatened and endangered species, where to find it, and how to use it. The …

Human Dimensions of Coexistence

For Defenders, people's values are front and center to our work mitigating human-wildlife conflict. Last week, our own Senior Scientist Jennie Miller teamed up with five other Defenders - Heather Clarkson, Craig Miller, Robb Krehbiel, Aaron Hall and …

The Solution is Clear: Conservation Needs Funding

The ESA can only work well if has all the resources it needs. For decades, the ESA has been underfunded, leaving it without the means to complete the very basics of its duties.

The Tortoise and the Solar Panel

To combat climate change, Defenders of Wildlife is committed to the development of renewable energy sources like solar power as a replacement for fossil fuel and we are working to find approaches that do not compromise wildlife conservation.

Scientists Sign On for Action

As the enormity of the biodiversity crisis becomes crystal clear, a movement is happening in the scientific community: more and more scientists are stepping forward and speaking up. Our message is loud, clear, and data-based: 1 million species are …

Protecting Wildlife, One Map at a Time

At the Center for Conservation Innovation (CCI), we are always looking for creative, practical ways to share information with the goal of educating and promoting conservation action. From social media to infomaphics to videos to blog posts like this …

Machine Learning Automates Conservation

Here in the Center for Conservation Innovation at Defenders, we wondered if and how we can leverage machine learning to protect wildlife and conserve the habitat on which endangered species depend.

It’s Summer and Our Thoughts Turn to…a Polydimethyl…What?

Working for solutions to climate change has long been a focus of Defenders’ work, from mitigation to adaptation, and species-specific attention to broad international policies. In the Center for Conservation Innovation, we both lead cutting-edge …

Satellite Lasers for Wildlife (Really!)

The globe celebrated a major milestone with the 50th anniversary of landing a human on the moon. It has been a time of reflection on the wonder and inspiration that space technology brings to people of all ages. Even 50 years later, the things we can …