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Photo of the Day: Bison in a Yellowstone Snow Shower
Photo by Darlene Bushue See more of Darlene Bushue’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 >
Restoring Buffalo to their Home on the Range
Yesterday, I drove a thousand miles across the Great Plains and saw not a single buffalo. I did see domestic cows and sheep, coal-fired power plants and wind farms, miles of power lines and fences. I saw immense open prairie;… Read more >
Wind River Tribes Unite to Return Yellowstone Bison to Their Native Homeland
This is a guest post by Jason Baldes, a member of NWF’s Tribal Lands Advisory Council. This week, a huge step was taken in the decades-long effort to restore Yellowstone bison to tribal lands. On the heels of the recent… Read more >
What a bear really does in the woods…in Yellowstone
During my time in Yellowstone, I witnessed some truly extraordinary wildlife encounters. Yet none compare with the experiences of Doug Smith, the leader of Yellowstone’s Wolf Project. Doug has studied wolves for almost thirty years and has been in Yellowstone… Read more >
Photo of the Day: A Mother’s Love
Happy Mother’s Day! Thanks Mom, For the Gift of Nature – How did your mom give you the gift of nature? Share your story and read others’ memories! Wildlife Moms Photo Gallery – See more photos of wildlife mothers from… Read more >
First Baby Bison Calf Born on Tribal Lands on Earth Day
On a warm and breezy Earth Day on the prairies of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana, a wondrous event occurred. A bison calf was born. Why is this baby bison so special? He is the first calf… Read more >
6 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Bison
The bison, shaggy behemoth of the Great Plains, despite weighing as much as a ton, can race up to 40 mph, jump up to 6 feet vertically and can quickly pivot to combat predators. Unfortunately this mighty beast is not… Read more >
Wild Bison to Return Home to Tribal Lands
More than a dozen years ago, I manned a booth in Yellowstone National Park to inform people about conservation-based solutions for protecting bison. Visitors from across the United States and around the world all had the same question: Why are… Read more >
Happy Valentine’s Day: My Best Photos and Videos of Wildlife L’Amour
Love is in the air…and not just for people. Wildlife have their own rituals of l’amour, although they usually don’t involve boxes of chocolates or bouquets of flowers. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, here are some of my favorite photos and… Read more >
Weekly News Roundup – February 3, 2012
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Obama Administration Hits the Accelerator for Responsible Offshore Wind Development February 2 – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management… Read more >
