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Watch Polar Bears Live Online
I’m a pretty lucky guy. As National Wildlife Federation naturalist, I get to go on television to promote conservation, often with real wild animals. It’s a very cool job, and I love it. Today, however, I am even luckier. Today, I… Read more >
Three-Pawed Grizzly Bear Turns Heads, Beats Odds at Alaska’s Denali National Park
A three-pawed grizzly bear is getting some attention at Alaska’s Denali National Park – not just for his head-turning appearance, but for his ability to survive despite his handicap. Park wildlife biologist Pat Owen tells the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner that… Read more >
From Yellowstone to Yosemite: My Top Ten Wildlife Encounters of 2011
As a child who grew up reading Ranger Rick and watching Wild Kingdom, I cherish any wildlife I encounter. I’ve been lucky enough to live in Yellowstone, where I viewed charismatic mega-fauna on a daily basis, and now live near… Read more >
New Poll: Americans and Bears Once Again Oppose Pebble Mine
Last month, a voter’s initiative in Bristol Bay signalled that locals opposed placing what might be the largest gold and copper mine in North America in the headwaters of the streams and rivers supporting the world’s largest sockeye salmon run. Now the opposition has gone nationwide. A… Read more >
Bears and People Vote Against Mine–Foreign Mining Giants Prepare to Ignore Them
Tuesday night, voters in Bristol Bay passed a borough initiative banning any mining project of 640 acres or more that adversely affects salmon streams in the borough. The vote was aimed directly at a proposal by two foreign mining companies–Anglo American… Read more >
99% of Bear Encounters Take Place Without You Ever Knowing the Bear Was There
NWF’s Pacific Regional Director Jim Adams (and his dog Milo) explore bear country in Alaska. Read more >
Watch Adorable Video of Bear Cubs Playing in Road: We Need Safe Road Crossings
I couldn’t resist. Bear cubs are adorable. Could there be a better reminder of the need for safe wildlife road crossings? Check out this new video shot at Yosemite National Park. There is no difference between this scene at Yosemite… Read more >
No Fracking Way: Protecting Our Public Lands, Wild Places and Wildlife
Great Outdoors America Week is September 19 -22 this year, but every day is an opportunity to appreciate the beauty of our public lands, wild places and wildlife. George Washington National Forest, which stretches from Virginia to West Virginia, is… Read more >
Alaska’s Small Bears Are Still Glorious
A friend told me a story last night about the Klondike, a great overnight relay running race from Skagway, Alaska to White Horse, Canada. A runner from an opposing team was chugging along around six in the morning when a… Read more >
Do You Have a “Beary” Good Photo?
Enter your “beary” good photos in the 41st annual National Wildlife Federation Photo Contest. Read more >
