The Trump Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality has officially announced it will go after the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). While most Americans couldn’t tell you what this act is, every single … Read more
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Find Out Why These Ten Animals Are So Excited
Wildlife and clean water in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, and New Jersey got a boost last year when the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act passed and was signed by the President. The … Read more
Happy Valentine’s Day: My Best Photos and Videos of Wildlife L’Amour
Love is in the air…and not just for people. Wildlife have their own rituals of l’amour, although they usually don’t involve boxes of chocolates or bouquets of flowers. To celebrate … Read more
Mid-Week Refresh: Otters Chasing a Butterfly
Really, the title of this post says it all. We’ve gone otter-ly crazy lately at NWF, but who can blame us? [youtube width=”600″ height=”485″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJoCulItdxg[/youtube] If you need some more animal … Read more
Mid-Week Refresh: This Will Have You Running to the Zoo
When I was younger I loved going to the zoo. I would pretend that I had a close friendship with all of the animals; just like Mowgli and Baloo. Although … Read more
Proposed Riders an Assault to Wildlife
With the holidays right around the corner, House Republican leaders are scrambling to fulfill the last-minute wish lists of their good friends, big polluters. Knowing that Congress must pass the … Read more
Weakening the Clean Water Act Would Be Otter Nonsense
River otters may now be at risk from recent Supreme Court decisions. Act now to restore the Clean Water Act. Read more
California Sea Otter Population Declining
Scientists say California sea otter numbers are falling for new reasons that aren’t fully understood. Read more
When Words Become Endangered: Oxford Junior Dictionary Removes Nature Words
Noted Washington naturalist Robert Pyle once asked, “What is the extinction of a condor to a child who has never seen a wren?” In other words, if children can’t recognize … Read more
