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Do You Have a “Beary” Good Photo?

,  |  Apr 7, 2011

Enter your “beary” good photos in the 41st annual National Wildlife Federation Photo Contest. Read more

NWF, Sage, Orvis and Sportsmen Around Country Say “NO!” to Pebble Mine

, ,  |  Feb 25, 2011

Yesterday, 363 sport groups and businesses sent a letter to Lisa Jackson, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, asking her to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay region and its world class fishing … Read more

Jewelers Value Wildlife Over Gold

,  |  Feb 24, 2011

Two foreign corporations propose building the largest gold and copper mine in North America (ironically named the Pebble Mine) in the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Recognizing that a mine … Read more

Alaska Brown Bear on Admiralty Island by April Carpenter

President’s Day: How Animals Lead

 |  Feb 16, 2011

President’s Day weekend was set aside to honor the memory of our first president, George Washington,  celebrating his skillful leadership at the dawn of our history as a nation. Leadership … Read more

New Tourist More Than DC Can Bear?

 |  Jun 6, 2010

Here in the Washington, DC area, we’re used to a summer tourist invasion. But this may be a bit much — a bear spotted less than two miles northwest of … Read more

Make the Call Today

 |  Oct 1, 2009

All week we’ve been talking about the wildlife and wild places that need your help. Frogs are dying out. National parks face threats from severe drought and storms. Bears can’t … Read more

Can We Learn from Bears?

 |  Sep 30, 2009

Hibernating bears have been an overlooked phenomenon for too long. If we could isolate and reproduce their chemistry, it would be a huge leap for health and science. Fortunately, scientists have … Read more

Insomniac Bears

 |  Apr 30, 2009

Last week I met a wildlife biologist from New Hampshire. Each year he sees animals that can’t adapt to the rising temperatures– grizzly bears that won’t hibernate and snowshoe hares … Read more

A Victory for Teddy’s Bears!

 |  Sep 13, 2008

Wildlife and the people who love them recently scored a huge victory when the EPA finalized their decision to veto the controversial Yazoo Backwaters Pumps Project. The success will help … Read more

Global Warming Cutting Into Bear Naptime

 |  Dec 22, 2006

Apparently global warming hasn’t heard the phrase “let sleeping bears lie.” Spain’s balmy winter is affecting the animals’ hibernation cycles: Climate Change vs Mother Nature Scientists reveal that bears have … Read more