Due in part to their signature antlers and magical characterization in popular holiday tales, reindeer are ubiquitous throughout the winter season. Caribou, as reindeer are called in North America, used … Read more
Dana Jensen McNamara’s Archive
Protecting the Christmas Goose—One Step Forward and Two Steps Back
For centuries, the Christmas goose was a staple holiday dish both in Europe and the United States. The old English nursery rhyme recounts, “Christmas is coming, the geese are getting … Read more
Finding Common Ground, Share Solutions for Lower Snake River Salmon, Communities
Our shared interests in Washington and throughout the Columbia and Snake River Basins are greater than the issues that divide us. In fact, a new report from Governor Jay Inslee … Read more
Eight Wildlife Wins on our Public Lands and Waters
We share the world with wildlife and we have a responsibility to ensure that it thrives into the future. But some sobering news came earlier this year, when the United … Read more
A Path to Conservation
Wind was whipping—blowing snow into our faces as we trudged the stair-master into the sky. The sensation of being hot and cold simultaneously was overwhelming. The gusting gale was enough … Read more
Opening up the Tongass is a Lose-Lose Proposition
The U.S. Forest Service has announced its intention to lift Roadless Rule protections on the Tongass National Forest. Removing these safeguards will have devastating consequences on both the wildlife and … Read more
Keeping Manatees Warm this Winter
While Florida might not have colorful leaves or crisp evenings to mark the changing seasons, autumn does have a special transition of its own: manatee migration. As water temperatures cool, … Read more
8 Facts You Didn’t Know About America’s Everglades — And Why We Must Restore this Incredible Place
America’s Everglades is a subtropical wetland ecosystem spanning 1.5 million acres across south Florida. Known as a biodiversity hotspot, the Everglades is filled with an abundance of wildlife and is … Read more
5 Reasons We Must Keep Roads Out of Our Last Wild Lands
There are some places in the United States that are too special to be carved up by roads. These are wild, untamed swaths of public lands where birds can fly, … Read more
Menhaden: Why We Should Be Thankful for this Tiny Fish
Breaking: In a winter win for wildlife, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross instituted a moratorium on Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay after years of overfishing by Omega Protein. This … Read more
