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Weekly News Roundup – March 29, 2013
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: New guide addresses parents’ weather-related concerns around letting kids enjoy outdoor playtime March 27 – The new weather guide emphasizes the… Read more >
Dunk City’s Dark Side: Florida Gulf Coast University Built on Desperately-Needed Panther Habitat
Will Florida Gulf Coast University basketball’s success brings renewed attention to the need to protect the Florida panther habitat that their school was literally founded on? Read more >
Ajo, Arizona Celebrates Community Wildlife Habitat Certification
The former copper mining town of Ajo, Arizona took a big step towards helping local wildlife when they registered their Community Wildlife Habitat® project with the National Wildlife Federation four years ago. After a lot of hard work and educational outreach on the… Read more >
Photo of the Day: “Spike” Yearling with Bull Elk
Photo by Jeka World Photography See more of Jeka World Photography’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the Day! Share your images with our… Read more >
Photo of the Day: Least Flycatcher
Photo by Mary Anne Pfitzinger See more of Mary Anne Pfitzinger’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the Day! Share your images with our… Read more >
Weekly News Roundup – March 22, 2013
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: NWF: Keystone XL Tar Sands Vote a Test of Climate Commitment March 22-The U.S. Senate is set to vote… Read more >
Give a Hoot for Yosemite’s Great Gray Owl
This year’s theme for National Wildlife Week, “Branching Out for Wildlife,” celebrates trees and their importance to wildlife and people. In California, we couldn’t think of a more remarkable—or more rare—tree dweller to feature than Yosemite’s great gray owls. Why… Read more >
Water and Wildlife Shouldn’t Mix with Oil and Gas
“It’s possible we may have dodged a bullet this time, but this should be seen as a wake-up call.” That’s the reaction of National Wildlife Federation attorney Michael Saul to an ongoing, underground leak of what’s variously been described as… Read more >
Forests in a Warming World
Mountain pine beetles have devastated nearly 7 million acres of pine forests in Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota since 1996. And, that pales in comparison to the more than 40 million acres of pines lost in British Columbia. These stunning… Read more >
Red Panda Loses Mind Over Pumpkin
I don’t have much to say about this video other than it’s making the rounds on the internet, it was shot at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Japan, and it’s incredibly cute. OK, I do have one thing to say: Every… Read more >
