Maps

#MapMonday: Orcas

There are fewer than 73 southern resident orcas left in the wild, and the ones that remain are full of pollution. Join Mae and Robb, our Northwest Representative, in learning about this highly endangered species, the threats that it is facing and …

#MapMonday: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Lindsay and our Alaska Program Director Nicole, explore the expansive, breath-taking, and wildlife rich Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. You can explore the story map at dfnd.us/arcticstorymap.

#MapMonday: Sea Otters

In honor of the upcoming World Otter Day, this episode of #MapMonday celebrates the sea otter. Mae and Andy discuss threats to this furry keystone species, what Defenders is doing to help, and how you can be sea otter savvy. You can check out the …

#MapMonday: Grizzly Bears

To kick off Bear Awareness Week Lindsay talks to Erin and Russ, two of our field representatives who know how to play smart in bear country. You can check out the story map …

#MapMonday: Mexican Gray Wolves

In this episode of #MapMonday Mae and our Southwest Program Director, Bryan Bird, chat about the endangered and elusive El Lobo (aka Mexican gray wolf). You can check out our Mexican gray wolf story map …

#MapMonday: Bison

Join Lindsay, our Conservation GIS Scientist, and Chamois, the Senior Representative for our Rockies and Plains program, to learn more about America's national mammal - the bison. You can check out our story map on coexisting with bison …

#MapMonday: Florida Panthers

In this episode of #MapMonday Mae speaks with Elizabeth, our Senior Florida Representative, about the highly endangered Florida panther and our efforts to help protect it. You can check out our Florida panther story map …

#MapMonday: Red Wolves

Lindsay, our Conservation GIS Scientist, and Heather, our Southeast office Outreach Representative, dive into our red wolf story map to learn more about this highly endangered species and its habitat. You can check out the story map …

#MapMonday: Promise the Pod

In our first episode of #MapMonday our GIS and Technical Computing Associate, Mae, takes us through our newest story map on southern resident orcas. Robb, our Northwest Representative, drops in to talk about why these whales are so important to the …

An Intro to #MapMonday

#MapMonday is our new series of educational and interactive story maps that combine environmental conservation data and multimedia to share information about imperiled species including their habitats, threats and how we can work together to protect …