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Defenders of Wildlife
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Defenders of Wildlife leads the pack when it comes to protecting wild animals and plants in their natural communities. #ActAgainstExtinction
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Image with a black cracked background with 2 white boxes with wings with text in them reading "Endangered Species Act" and "Public Support" respectively. Text above reads "What Resurrected Them?" and below text reads "The ESA has protected countless species, and is 99% preventing extinction. Additionally, people like you advocating for wildlife creates positive change. Keep using your voice!"
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Image with a black cracked background with an image of a brown pelican standing on a railing overlooking the ocean within a tombstone-like frame. Text above reads "Brown Pelican" and below text reads "With the banning of DDT in the 1970s, brown pelicans were able to rebound and today the birds are off the Endangered Species list. There are over 370,000 brown pelicans today."
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Image with a black cracked background with an image of a partially submerged alligator within a tombstone-like frame. Text above reads "American Alligator" and below text reads "Almost hunted to extinction, alligators were saved by conserving habitat and strictly controlling hunting and trade of the species. Today, there is an estimated 5 million American alligators in the USA."
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Image with a black cracked background with an image of a bald eagle within a tombstone-like frame. Text above reads "Bald Eagle" and below text reads "The bald eagle almost went extinct in the 1960s. But thanks to robust conservation efforts, the bald eagle made a full recovery. There are an estimated 316,700 individual birds today."
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM