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HEAT WAVE: Bad News (for) Bears, and Us!
The following is a guest post by NWF Senior Scientist Dr. Doug Inkley. This heat wave is bad! The eastern U.S. is suffering through stifling heat and humidity, which have caused 22 deaths already. The U.S. Weather Service says heat… Read more >
Weekly News Roundup – July 15, 2011
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s National Wildlife Federation news: Legislating in the Dark: Latest House Vote Attacks Water, Clean Energy and Light Bulbs July 15 –… Read more >
Kanani, American Girl® 2011 Girl of the Year® Helps Rescue Baby Hawaiian Monk Seal
American Girl’s 2011 Girl of the Year, Kanani, is a wonderful example of how kids are protecting wildlife in their own communities. In her introductory book, Aloha, Kanani, Kanani courageously helps rescue a baby monk seal that is caught in… Read more >
What If There Be No Goose Music?
Aldo Leopold shared his concern for the future of his children in his renowned essay “Goose Music,” which first appeared in his classic book A Sand County Almanac: “I hope to leave them good health, an education, and possibly even… Read more >
Protecting Wildlife is No Joke
First it was a joke during President Obama’s 2011 State of the Union Address: “The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they’re in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they’re in saltwater. And I hear… Read more >
Three Things to Learn from Bison Conservation
The bison, or American buffalo, roamed the plains and woodlands of North America tens of thousands of years ago. It was a contemporary of saber-toothed cats, woolly mammoths and woolly rhinos but was a better survivor: the bison is the largest… Read more >
An Endangered Ecosystem
Picture yourself taking a beautiful spring hike. As you walk, you notice a clearing and decide to sit down under a small opening of trees, looking out over wildflowers, grasses, and rich pools of standing water. You take in a… Read more >
Keeping common species common- preventing wildlife from becoming endangered
What do California’s Western Burrowing Owl, Montana’s Trumpeter Swan, and Florida’s River Otter have in common? They’re all being conserved thanks to the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program! It may be Endangered Species Day- a day to celebrate… Read more >
Celebrating Wildlife Success Stories on Endangered Species Day
This Friday, May 20th is Endangered Species Day — a day to both celebrate the successes of wildlife whose populations have been restored, and to learn more about the importance of saving those species still in danger. Given the increasing… Read more >
Bird of the Week: Brown Pelican
This Friday, May 20, 2011, the nation will celebrate Endangered Species Day. Of the nearly 2,000 plant and animal species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act— first passed in 1966 and updated in 1973—few provide better… Read more >
