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Shell Oil Threatens Polar Bear Habitat
The iconic polar bear already faces many threats- from melting sea ice, shrinking food supply, and climate change. The polar bear was even listed as a threatened species is 2008. To make matters worse, Shell Oil may soon start drilling… Read more >
Scientists Say Billions of Birds are Changing Migration Habits
The world’s birds are already finding their own ways to adapt to the effects of climate change. In addition to migrating at different times to newly hospitable locations, they may also shorten their migrations, using their energy on eating and… Read more >
FWS Submits Wind Turbine Guideline Recommendations to Interior Secretary
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today transmitted a set of final recommendations on how to minimize the impacts of land-based wind farms on wildlife and its habitat to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. These recommendations represent the agreement… Read more >
Three Days Until the Invasion…
In just three days, the climate invasion will begin… Are you prepared for the itching, stinging and biting? Stay tuned… Read more >
United Nations Rejects Shark Protections
As an addition to previous decisions regarding coral, Atlantic bluefin tuna, polar bears and tigers, the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) on Tuesday voted down three out of four proposals to… Read more >
United Nations Reject Coral Protections
Delegates at the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) rejected yesterday a proposal that would have regulated the trade of red and pink coral worldwide. The proposal, offered by the United States… Read more >
United Nations Rejects Ban on Bluefin Tuna Exports and International Polar Bear Trade
Yesterday, on March 18th, 2010, the United Nations rejected a proposal to ban export of the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna. This U.S.-backed proposal was defeated after major lobbying by the Japanese. Japan imports 80 percent of Bluefin Tuna, and claimed that… Read more >
Climate Change Adaptation Task Force Releases Progress Report
In 2009, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) initiated the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force, which includes representatives from more than… Read more >
Statement on Passing of FWS Director Sam Hamilton
Sam Hamilton, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, died on Saturday of an apparent heart attack, while skiing with friends in Colorado. On September 1st, 2009, after 30 years of service within the agency, Hamilton was sworn… Read more >
Do Your Kids Draw? Enter Their Masterpieces in the Endangered Species Day Art Contest
Do you know a child who loves to play outside and learn about nature? Do your kids draw amazing pictures of animals, birds, fish or plants? Join the Endangered Species Day Art Contest! The National Endangered Species Day Art Contest… Read more >
