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Clean Cars for Penguins
Okay, okay, you and I both know that penguins don’t drive. But they stand to benefit just as much from hybrids and electric cars as we do. Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that seven species of penguins–nearly… Read more >
Bird Watching: The American Robin
Robins in Winter? American robins are found throughout North America and are a symbol of winter’s end. The first appearance of a robin is a sure sign that spring has sprung. But did you know that in most of the lower 48… Read more >
The Real Reasons for Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil, America’s most famous weather forecaster, will have love, not weather, on his mind when he emerges from his hole on February 2. Researchers tracked 32 groundhogs for more than four years and concluded that the real reason for… Read more >
Warming World Threatens Penguins, Too
Remember March of the Penguins? It was truly impressive to me to watch the incredible strength and patience these birds have to make that long, hard journey through the Antarctic winter each year. But here’s some sad news for anyone… Read more >
The Wildlife Faces of Global Warming: Alaska
When I moved to Alaska in October of 2008 everyone back in upstate New York, where I grew up, thought I was crazy – going to one of the coldest places in the country when it is also the darkest… Read more >
Conservation Groups File Suit To Restore Endangered Species Act Protections
The National Wildlife Federation, 13 of its affiliates, and Golden Gate Audubon filed suit today challenging the Bush administration’s regulations weakening the consultation requirements of the Endangered Species Act. According to the lawsuit, the Bush administration’s regulations drastically reduce protections… Read more >
Climate Change Threatens Pika, Lawsuits Filed
Conservation groups recently filed lawsuits against federal and California state agencies that will seek to protect the mountain-dwelling American pika against the effects of global warming. The American pika is a small rabbit relative that lives on mountain peaks in… Read more >
Bush Administration Launching Sneak Attack on Endangered Species Act
This news just broke: WASHINGTON – Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction proje cts might harm endangered animals and… Read more >
In Search of Urban Critters
People often think they have to travel far to see nature. They overlook the nature in their own backyards, schoolyards, neighborhoods and yes, even cities. There is plenty of nature in our cities and you don’t have to be in… Read more >
Carribbean Monk Seal Extinct
The Caribbean monk seal has been officially declared extinct. It’s the only seal species to go extinct specifically from human causes. Both the Hawaiian monk seal and the Mediterranean monk seal survive but are endangered. As we continue to feel… Read more >
