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Study: Warmer Climate Is Sending Species Uphill
University of Connecticut ecologists studying plant and animal movement in Costa Rica are finding that species may move up mountain slopes as the climate warms but areas left behind will have little to replace them: AFP in the Vancouver Sun reports:… Read more >
Anticipating Rising Seas: Wildlife Trust in UK Plans For New Inland Refuge
The Norfolk Wildlife Trust has filed a plan to create an inland wetland to protect rare bitterns. This action recognizes that salt water may soon be degrading coastal freshwater reed beds that are currently home to the birds. The new area… Read more >
Safeguarding Fish In a Warming World – The Warming Arctic
On Thursday, the Obama Administration approved the Fishery Management Plan for the fish resources of the Arctic. The plan prevents the expansion of commercial fishing into large areas of the sea where the ice has melted due to rising temperatures… Read more >
New Study: Shrinking Sea Ice Shrinks Polar Bear Population
A new study calls on Canada to re-examine its policies toward polar bear protection. Bob Weber of the Canadian Press reports: A major international report says the increasingly rapid loss of Arctic sea ice is already taking a toll on… Read more >
Experts: Coral Reefs Need Relief From Climate Change
Could Coral Reefs become a thing of the past within our life time? A group of wildlife experts seems to think so. David Derbyshire for the Mail Online reports: Children born today could be the last generation to enjoy swimming… Read more >
Moose, Trout and Polar Bears
NWF staffers and supporters wanted to share with you the wildlife they’re working to safeguard. Which wildlife are you fighting for? Tell your Representative today. Read more >
Got a Story?
Have you noticed climate change in your backyard? Quick– before you head out to enjoy what I hope is a sunny and beautiful weekend for you and your family– Today it’s time to tell the EPA that global warming is… Read more >
The EPA Wants You
Over the past week, the EPA has heard testimony from celebrities like James Bond, scientists like Dr. Amanda Staudt, and concerned Americans from Northern Virginia to Washington’s Puget Sound. They’re all telling the EPA what you already know – that… Read more >
Disappointing Decision on Polar Bear Protection
The decision is in, and it’s not what we were hoping for. The Obama administration has announced it will stick with the Bush administration’s regulation weakening protections for the threatened polar bear. The rule, put in place in the waning… Read more >
