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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 >
National Endangered Species Day: Lest We Forget
Probably the most astonishing wildlife spectacle that ever occurred in American history was the migration of the passenger pigeon, a bird that resembled a larger, more colorful mourning dove, with a bluish back and a rosy breast. Now largely forgotten,… Read more >
Settlement Will Increase Protections for Imperiled Wildlife
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently announced that it has resolved a host of lawsuits concerning deadlines it missed to protect wildlife under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). As someone working to defend and strengthen our nation’s premier… Read more >
Endangered Easter Bunnies??
While I’m not one to despoil the fantasies of children by pointing out this weekend’s spokesbunny doesn’t exist, there is a very real threat that the American pika, the mountain bunny of the Rockies, could soon become a figment of… Read more >
Share the Facts: Wildlife Impacts of Proposed Federal Budget Cuts
Right now, our nation’s most important conservation laws — including the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and Clean Air Act — are under attack in the federal budget bill (also known as the Continuing Resolution) that Congress is expected… Read more >
Save State and Tribal Wildlife Grants!
When I think of conservation successes, I think of the bald eagle. While the Endangered Species Act was critical for the eagle’s recovery, we also need to thank the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program. When the grant program… Read more >
National Frog Month: 6 Ways to Tell If You Are a Frog
A concerned reader writes: “I hear that April is National Frog Month, so I would like to know, how do I tell whether I am a frog? And if I am one, can I get some sort of government… Read more >
