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Photo of the Day: Arctic Fox Kits

Rachel Stemen — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:07:10 +0000

One St. Paul, on of the Pribilof Islands off the coast of Alaska, three arctic fox kits emerge briefly from their den before their mother calls them back inside. Photo by Donna Carr.

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Ten “Foxy and I Know It” Photos

Anne Senft — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:32:11 +0000

There’s no doubt about it. Foxes are handsome animals. If you need convincing, just take a look at this video clip of a gorgeous Arctic Fox that National Wildlife Federation naturalist, David Mizejewski, recently brought to the Martha Stewart Show. (Hint: The fox follows the penguin, another fine-looking critter, at about 1 minute 30 seconds.)

Then, enjoy the following “foxy” photos that were donated by past participants in the National Wildlife® Photo Contest. To enter your photos in this year’s contest, visit the contest site. Deadline is Monday, July 16, 2012.

Colorado

Photographer: Kelly Lyon Location: Boulder, CO

Photographer: Howard Witkin Location: Boulder, CO

Photographer: Dan Walters Location: Wheat Ridge, CO

Alaska

Photographer: Nil Eren Location: Barrow, AK

Photographer: Donna Carr Location: Pribilofs, AK

Midwest

Photographer: Ryan Weishalla Location: Leroy, IL

Photographer: William Wiley Location: South of Lincoln, NE

Photographer: Suzanne Rogers Location: Fort Wayne IN

Wyoming

Photographer: Jim Brown Location: Shirley Basin, WY

Photographer: Sandra J. Brierley Location: Grand Teton National Park

**Celebrate Nature Through Photography. Enter your photos in the 2012 National Wildlife Photo Contest today! Deadline is Monday, July 16, 2012.**

Cougar Cub Attacks Buffet Table

David Mizejewski — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:56:39 +0000

This year, National Wildlife Federation is celebrating our 75th anniversary of protecting wildlife and connecting people with nature. Yesterday, we had a staff party to celebrate this major milestone.

As NWF’s naturalist and media personality, part of my job is to do TV appearances with “ambassador animals” to get our conservation messages out to millions of Americans. Few things inspire people to protect wildlife than getting to see the real thing, and that goes for professional conservationists as well as the average person. So for yesterday’s celebration, I brought in some of my animal pals to give my fellow NWFers a chance to meet the wildlife they work so hard every day to protect.

As you can imagine, the animals were a big hit. The video below is a behind-the-scenes glimpse backstage at the event to show you what it’s like to work with live animals:

Click here to view the embedded video.

As always, I emphasize that no matter how much we work with these ambassador animals so they can be part of education programs, they are still wild animals and are not pets.

In captivity, these animals need to live in facilities with the proper permits, veterinary care, enrichment programs and professional handlers (in this case, provided by the good folks at Nickel City Reptiles & Exotics). The cougar cub’s natural rambunctiousness as it “attacks” the buffet table, captured in the video, perfectly illustrates why. Could you imagine this animal living in your house? Not a good idea.

I hope the beauty of these animal inspires YOU to get (more) involved with NWF’s conservation efforts.