October 2012 - Page 3 of 10 - The National Wildlife Federation Blog

3 Ways to Help Manatees in Florida

Get Outside | Oct 25, 2012

Florida manatees are graceful creatures that have fascinated people for centuries, but currently pollution and coastal development are damaging their habitat. Manatees can be found swimming in the warm waterways … Read more

Jackpine Mine: Shell Oil’s Caribou Killer

Conservation, Wildlife Facts | Oct 25, 2012

Shell Oil is pushing hard to expand its Jackpine tar sands mine in northern Alberta, but at what cost? Read more

Photo of the Day: Kingfisher Chatter

Get Outside, Wildlife Facts | Oct 25, 2012

Photo by Flickr member maryanne.pfitz See more of maryanne.pfitz’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

Photo of the Day: High Four!

Get Outside, Wildlife Facts | Oct 24, 2012

Photo by Flickr member chaines9 See more of chaines9’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

Offshore Wind Necessary to Combating Climate Change

Conservation | Oct 24, 2012

This is a guest blog post by Chelsea Harnish, Energy Program Manager for Virginia Conservation Network. The most substantial long-term solution for combating climate change is to power our homes and businesses … Read more

2,000-year-old Bison Bone Bed Destroyed on Crow Reservation

Wildlife Facts | Oct 24, 2012

Last summer, a 2,000-year-old national treasure was dug up with a backhoe. The Sarpy Creek Bison Kill site, as it is now known, is located on the Crow Reservation in … Read more

Investors Demand Environmental Improvements from Tar Sands Industry

Conservation, Get Outside | Oct 23, 2012

Tar sands is a risky business—it is one of the dirtiest fuels on the planet. Just this week, a group of 49 investors with $2 trillion in assets called on Canadian oil … Read more

Hands-On Habitat Volunteers – A Key to the Future of the Environmental Movement

Conservation, Garden Habitats, Get Outside, Wildlife Facts | Oct 22, 2012

The near absence of any discussion of the environment in the presidential debates has led me to think about the state of the U.S. environmental movement. In one sense, conservationists … Read more

Debate Must Not Avoid Flood of Climate Impacts

Conservation | Oct 22, 2012

Tonight’s debate on foreign policy issues is a critical chance to address climate change. As Secretary of State Clinton noted last week when speaking on energy diplomacy, climate change is … Read more

Time to Choose not to Spill or Explode