Predator Defense
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Mission Statement
Predator Defense has been championing native predators with science, sanity and heart since 1990. We are devoted to protecting essential predators--wolves, cougars, coyotes, bears, and more--teaching coexistence, and ending America's war on wildlife.
About This Cause
Predator Defense is a national nonprofit advocacy organization funded primarily by member donations. We are a 501(c)(3), and all contributions are tax-deductible per IRS guidelines. WHAT WE BELIEVE - The commonly held belief that we need to kill predators to control their populations is a myth. - Predators should not be hunted or trapped. - Individual animals matter. No animal should suffer. - Family values matter. It is not OK to rip family units apart. - Predators cause insignificant livestock losses for ranchers. Most losses are caused by poor animal husbandry. - Private ranching should not be allowed on public lands. - Government agencies manage wildlife cruelly, to maximize sport-killing opportunities, and to support “Big Ag.” They do not manage wildlife for the sake of biodiversity. - Wildlife agencies desperately need reform, starting with USDA Wildlife Services’ lethal predator control program. WHAT WE DO Our efforts have taken us into the field, onto America’s public lands, to Congress, and into courtrooms to: - Help the public, elected officials, agency personnel, ranchers and others understand that people and predators can peacefully co-exist. - Promote non-lethal predator control that helps people and preserves wildlife. - Help people who have been harmed by predator-killing devices and those who have lost pets to any predator control activities. - Produce award-winning documentary films. - Work with the press and contribute to news features, documentaries, conferences, and educational programs. - Serve as a resource on predator species and wildlife poisons for libraries and databases worldwide. - Collaborate with wildlife scientists to share results of their research to a broader audience. - Assist the public and law enforcement agencies in efforts to rescue wildlife that have been injured. We have responded to emergency calls from wildlife rehabilitation organizations, law enforcement agencies and the public when wildlife is harmed or endangered by human activities, e.g., when a bear, cougar, coyote or bobcat was hit by a vehicle. - Monitor and challenge state and federal wildlife management policies that adversely affect predator species. We work with these agencies in their efforts to protect native predators. When necessary, we pursue litigation that requires agencies to follow laws and regulations established to protect native predators. - Strengthen protection for native predators by providing our elected representatives with information and other support they need to enact laws that protect America’s predators. - Collaborate with researchers, other wildlife groups, governmental agencies, elected officials, and others to improve our ability to find solutions that protect predators. - Work with international and local airport authorities to control birds of prey, deer, coyotes, and foxes without killing them. HOW WE'RE DIFFERENT - We’ve been in the trenches since 1990, dealing with the most brutal and shocking wildlife atrocities. - We’re proactive. No other organization has done what we’ve done to expose America’s secret war on wildlife. - We’re not one of the corporate pack. - We don’t sell our membership list. - We don’t spend money on marketing gimmicks. - We produce hard-hitting, award-winning documentaries. - We’re changing hearts and minds to make a better world for all wildlife.