To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: William Lutz, +1-202-772-0269, or Jessica Brand, +1-202- 772-0239, both of Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund today endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen.

To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS Contact: Erin McCallum, +1-202-772-3217, or Cat Lazaroff, +1-202- 772-3270, both of Defenders of Wildlife New rule means adequate protections still not offered to polar bears; Bush administration refuses to tackle global warming implications WASHINGTON, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Defenders of Wildlife announced today that it will file suit to ensure that the polar bear, which was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on May 14, receives the full protections that it needs to survive.

WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Defenders of Wildlife today hailed the introduction of the Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act, a bill calling for a national strategy to conserve wildlife in the midst of global warming.

To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Deborah Bagocius of

WASHINGTON, March 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Defenders of Wildlife today applauded the Environmental Protection Agency's Good Neighbor Environmental Board's new report, which outlines recommendations to protect habitat and wildlife along the U.S.-Mexico border.