Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife is considered a Big Green environmental group, one of the largest and most prominent in the world. It is a member of Natural Resources Council of America.

"Founded in 1947, Defenders of Wildlife is one of the country’s leaders in science-based, results-oriented wildlife conservation. We stand out in our commitment to saving imperiled wildlife and championing the Endangered Species Act, the landmark law that protects them."

At their 2008 awards dinner the honorees were:


 * Honorable Bruce Babbitt
 * Honorable Norm Dicks (D-WA)
 * Thomas E. Lovejoy
 * Diana Hadley


 * Rodger Schlickeisen 	 President and CEO
 * Jamie Rappaport Clark 	Executive Vice President
 * Wm. Robert Irvin 	Senior Vice President for Conservation Programs

Directors
Accessed September 2008:

(* Executive Board Member)
 * Victor M. Sher*, Chair - California
 * Terry C. Pelster*, Vice Chair - New York
 * Richard Kopcho*, Treasurer - California
 * Adelaide P. Gomer*, Secretary - New York
 * Edward Asner - California
 * Peter G. Brown - Quebec
 * Jeff Corwin - Massachusetts
 * Irene Crowe - Maryland
 * Gloria E. Flora - Montana
 * Caroline Gabel - Maryland
 * Eric R. Glitzenstein - Washington, DC
 * Liberty Godshall - California
 * Winsome McIntosh - Washington, DC
 * Ruth Musgrave* - Washington
 * Barry Noon - Colorado
 * Richard G. Pritzlaff - Maryland
 * Ron Pulliam - Georgia
 * George B. Rabb - Illinois
 * Rodger Schlickeisen*, Ph.D., President - Virginia
 * Laura Turner Seydel* - Georgia
 * Karin Sheldon - Colorado
 * Alan W. Steinberg - Florida
 * Lee M. Talbot - Virginia

Litigation Committee
(*Board Member)


 * Eric R. Glitzenstein*, Chair - Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal
 * Dinah Bear - Attorney at Law, Washington D.C.
 * Oliver Houck - Tulane Law School
 * Ruth Musgrave* - Center for Wildlife Law
 * Barry Noon* - Colorado State University
 * Brian B. O'Neill - Faegre & Benson LLP
 * Matthew F. Pawa - Law Offices of Matthew F. Pawa, P.C.
 * Daniel Rohlf - Lewis & Clark Law School
 * Karin Sheldon* - Western Resources Advocates
 * Victor M. Sher* - Sher Leff LLP

National Advisory Committee

 * Bryan G. Norton - Georgia
 * Gilman Ordway - Wyoming
 * Alan R. Pilkington - Colorado

Select Funders (2007)
$100,000+
 * Bailey Wildlife Foundation
 * Biophilia Foundation
 * Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
 * William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
 * Darcy Kopcho and Richard Kopcho
 * Henry Philip Kraft Family Memorial Fund
 * Wendy P. McCaw Foundation
 * David and Lucile Packard Foundation
 * Park Foundation, Inc.
 * Resources Legacy Fund Foundation
 * Bill Roe and Alice Roe
 * Turner Foundation, Inc.
 * Wilburforce Foundation
 * Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust

Corporations included in the groups matching gift program include The Capital Group, Exxon Mobil Foundation, Home Depot, Philip Morris Companies, The Pfizer Foundation, Tyco International, United Technologies, Verizon, Wachovia Foundation etc.

Contact

 * Web: http://www.defenders.org

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