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Success Stories
We've been protecting wildlife for more than 35 years, and we've got plenty of success stories to prove it. Below are some of our most recent successes, click through to our archive to see many more.
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Victory for Jaguars and Other Border WildlifeMore than 7,500 key wildlife activists heeded a call to action and helped eliminate an amendment to build a wall along the southern U.S. border that would have further threatened the jaguar and other imperiled wildlife.
Victory for Sea Otters in the HouseDefenders activists sent more than 63,000 messages to Congress to pass the Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act in the House of Representatives.
ESA Victory!More than 37,000 dedicated Defenders activists called on the Obama administration to reverse changes that would have gutted enforcement of the Endangered Species Act.
Reprieve for Sea TurtlesNearly 50,000 caring Defenders supporters spoke out in favor of closing the bottom longline fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.
Safe Passage for Colorado Wildlife!In early 2009, our supporters took action to add wildlife crossings to the stimulus package in Colorado.
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