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Northern cardinals

Photo of the Day: Northern Cardinals in Winter

3/5/2013 // Rachel Stemen

Photo by Bob Daveant See more of Bob Daveant’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 Flickr group… Read more >

Sutro Sam, the first river otter in San Francisco in fifty years (photo by Mila Zinkova)

Sutro Sam: San Francisco’s Celebrity River Otter

3/3/2013 // Beth Pratt

“There he is!” exclaimed an onlooker as the otter’s head peered above the water. The patient crowd gathered around Sutro Baths—the ruins of a 19th century public bathing pool on the Pacific Coast—had been awaiting the appearance of “Sutro Sam,”… Read more >

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Sequestration’s Impact on Environmental Spending

2/28/2013 // Mary Price

Sequestration begins tomorrow, and we wanted to share how it will affect conservation spending on a regional basis.   Thanks to Addie Rolnick for research contributions to this piece. Read more >

Polar bears in Wapusk National Park, Canada

Photo of the Day: Polar Bear Mom and Cubs

2/28/2013 // Rachel Stemen

Photo by Christine Haines See more of Christine Haines’ photos on Flickr >> 10 Things You May Not Know About Polar Bears Miss out on International Polar Bear Day on Feb. 27th? Belatedly celebrate or just satisfy your curiosity about… Read more >

Northern gannets

Photo of the Day: Northern Gannets

2/27/2013 // Rachel Stemen

Photo by Jamie MacArthur See more of Jamie MacArthur’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 Flickr group… Read more >

Photo by Melinda Koslow, 2009

What’s Happening to Great Lakes Ice?

2/26/2013 // Melinda Koslow

It’s that time of year again: snow is falling, noses are running, and the Great Lakes are icing. But to what extent are they icing? Since ice records began in 1973, Great Lakes ice cover has declined by an average… Read more >

Jumping Dolphin

Gulf Residents Ask DOJ to Hold BP Fully Accountable

2/25/2013 // Robyn Fischer

Today marked the start of the civil trial to hold BP accountable for the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. As dawn broke in New Orleans, 50 Gulf coast residents and representatives from National Wildlife Federation, Environmental Defense… Read more >

Snowy owl

Photo of the Day: Yawning Snowy Owl

2/25/2013 // Rachel Stemen

Photo by Moments in Nature by Joshua Clark See more of Joshua Clark’s 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… Read more >

Don’t Let National Parks Become A Casualty of Budget Battles

2/25/2013 // Adeline Rolnick

Since the Budget Control Act was passed in August, 2011—and we all had to start pretending we know what “sequester” means—NWF and our friends in the conservation community have known that sequestration will be devastating for America’s wildlife and treasured… Read more >

Golden-crowned kinglet

Photo of the Day: Golden-crowned Kinglet Face Off

2/22/2013 // Rachel Stemen

Photo by Larry Keller See more of Larry Keller’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 Flickr group… Read more >