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David Mizejewski: “We Are Part Of The Ecosystem” (Video)

 |  Jun 16, 2010

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppp3nESjaSs&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Help ensure NWF has the funding needed to be on the front lines helping wildlife >>   For all the latest news on how the oil spill is impacting … Read more

NWF’s David Mizejewski: Why We Must Try To Save Oiled Birds

, ,  |  Jun 11, 2010

Even if oiled birds like the brown pelican are cleaned, significant numbers won’t survive their return to the wild. Should we try to rehabilitate them anyway?
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“Some of the Worst Wildlife Pictures I’ve Ever Seen”

,  |  Jun 3, 2010

That’s what Dr. Doug Inkley warned me on the phone just a few minutes ago, calling me at 11:30pm on a Thursday night, asking me to log on to my … Read more

NWF Scientist Visits Nesting Grounds Hit Hard By BP Oil Spill

,  |  May 26, 2010

Doug described seeing a brown pelican with its wings dirtied by heavy brown oil. The bird was preening in an attempt to clean itself off.
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NWF President Visits Louisiana Bird Rescue Center

 |  May 4, 2010

Larry Schweiger, president & CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, visited the bird rescue center in Fort Jackson today: Help ensure NWF has the funding needed to be on the … Read more

Reflections on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and What’s Ahead for the Gulf Coast

 |  May 2, 2010

Staff in the National Wildlife Federation’s Alaska office observe the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and offer their perspective based on their experiences of the Exxon Valdez after-effects. Read more

How Crews are Cleaning Oil-Covered Birds

 |  May 1, 2010

To report oiled or injured wildlife in the Gulf Coast area, call 866-557-1401. You might have heard about the first oiled bird that was rescued yesterday in the Gulf. The … Read more

Scientists Say Billions of Birds are Changing Migration Habits

,  |  Apr 21, 2010

The world’s birds are already finding their own ways to adapt to the effects of climate change. In addition to migrating at different times to newly hospitable locations, they may … Read more

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“Tweet” This: Start a Bird Journal

 |  Apr 20, 2010

Children’s author Mary Quattlebaum inspires kids to keep tabs on the neighborhood flocks Read more

National Wildlife Week: Tuesday Tweets (not that kind)

 |  Mar 16, 2010

Tuesday Tweets, the second post in our National Wildlife Week series, hopes that after you retweet this blog post you’ll shut it down and take your lunch break outside. But first, check out these birds that make ridiculously long migrations annually. Read more