A plan to alter the Clean Water Act’s definition of wetlands could render vast areas of the state essentially unprotected ...

senior California representative for Defenders of Wildlife. “This is clearly a win for the desert tortoise, which has been on a path toward extinction for decades.” The groups are represented by the ...

California program director with Defenders of Wildlife. "We are relieved that the burrowing owl is now recommended as a potential candidate for special status listing, but it breaks our hearts that we ...

water policy advisor at Defenders of Wildlife. In Southern California’s arid landscape, washes and arroyos that fill immediately after storms and flow intermittently would become vulnerable to ...

California lawmakers are proposing legislation that aims ... a water policy advisor for the nonprofit group Defenders of Wildlife. She said when pollution flows into wetlands or streams, the effects ...

In the latest sign that wolves are continuing to make a comeback across California after being hunted out of existence for ...

The CDFW says because they have documented at least four breeding pairs for two consecutive years, California is now in Phase ...