armadillo

Pika Pika: Real-Life Wildlife that Could Inspire Future Pokemon

In 1996, a toy and video game marketer’s dream took off with the simple phrase, “Gotta Catch ‘Em All!” Starting out as a video game from the Nintendo company, Pokémon … Read more

Join us on our road to the Final Fur!

Help us celebrate National Wildlife Week as we kick off our Final Fur tournament! Cheer on your favorite native North American species as they compete for honor, glory, and the … Read more

Road to the Final Fur Begins

This year, to celebrate National Wildlife Week, NWF will be traveling the road to the Final Fur. We’ve got 32 native North American species facing off for glory in the … Read more

Today Show: Wildlife of the Americas

On my most recent appearance on The Today Show I brought on wildlife species form North and South America. These TV segments always go by too quickly, and I can … Read more

Falling in Love With the Nine-Banded Armadillo

Margaret Redman is a Graduate Fellow conducting research on Schoolyard Habitats and outdoor classrooms for the Education Department of National Wildlife Federation. She is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in … Read more

Bobcats, Armadillos, Coatimundis and Kathie Lee

What do a bobcat, a nine-banded armadillo, a veiled chameleon, a wallaby and a white-nosed coatimundi have in common?  Three of them happen to be wildlife that could show up … Read more

Spider's Web Halloween costume from 2005

My Green Halloween Costumes

Every year at National Wildlife Federation’s Headquarters office, we hold a Halloween party with prizes for costumes. I like making costumes from recycled materials because of the intellectual challenge and … Read more