Thanks to thousands of wildlife advocates like you, the Obama Administration and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar have granted full wilderness protection to Drakes Estero, the ecological heart of Point Reyes … Read more
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Saving a California Treasure
If you’re anything like me, it wouldn’t take much to convince you that commercial oyster operations should be removed from the heart of a National Park as soon as possible—especially … Read more
Clock Ticks Down for Arctic Marine Life as Shell Oil Rig Heads to Sea
This week a Shell Oil Co. drilling rig, the Kulluk, headed towards the Beaufort Sea off Alaska’s northern coast to begin drilling operations. This flagship effort to open up Arctic waters to … Read more
15 Adorable Wildlife Puppies for National Puppy Day
Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll tell you that two of my favorite things are: 1) wildlife and 2) puppies. When I’m not at work helping protect the first, … Read more
A New Danger for the Hawaiian Monk Seal
After Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring in 1962, people rallied against the use of DDT as an insecticide because of the threat it posed to Bald Eagles and other birds. … Read more
Wildlife Photographer Tells the Stories Behind the Shots
Remember Amanda Stone’s post about Canada’s spirit bear? I just came across this video with Paul Nicklen, the photographer who captured those amazing new photos of the bears for National Geographic … Read more
Top 5 Real Sea Serpents. Sort of.
Shark Week? Not bad, not bad. I myself am a lifelong fan of the ecologically vital and ridiculously cool cartilaginous fish that terrorized Amity Island and Crocosaurus alike. I give … Read more
Rowing To The Magnetic North Pole: An Expedition Brought To You By Global Warming
We might think of this as the expedition we hoped we would never see. Around August 1, a rowing team led by Scottish adventurer Jock Wishart will leave from Resolute … Read more
The Amazing Lives of Leaping Wildlife
Staying with the 2011 National Wildlife Week theme of “wildlife that move us,” we are looking today at wildlife that engage in jumping, leaping and hopping or otherwise use bursts of … Read more
5 Mass Wildlife Deaths to Really be Worried About
In the last week, we heard news report after news report of mass wildlife die-off events, making it seem like the Apocalypse was drawing near. Birds dropped out of the … Read more
