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Lagniappe for the Mississippi River Delta—and the Gulf of Mexico

 |  Nov 20, 2012

Last Thursday began with a buzz of speculation for those of us in the Mississippi River Delta Restoration campaign. The Justice department was going to announce a settlement with BP … Read more

3 Ways to Help Manatees in Florida

 |  Oct 25, 2012

Florida manatees are graceful creatures that have fascinated people for centuries, but currently pollution and coastal development are damaging their habitat. Manatees can be found swimming in the warm waterways … Read more

3-mile Oil Slick in the Gulf Confirmed as BP Oil from 2010 Spill

 |  Oct 11, 2012

Thought the 2010 Gulf oil disaster was over? Think again. A 3-mile oil slick detected in the Gulf last month has been confirmed as oil from the 2010 Gulf oil … Read more

Alligator in Louisiana's Honey Island Swamp

Will Alligators Return to the Central Wetlands?

,  |  Oct 8, 2012

49K activists from across the country have made restoration a real possibility.  New Orleans’ Central Wetlands were once a flourishing cypress swamp, home to a dizzying array of fish and … Read more

Joe's Camp

Surveying Hurricane Isaac’s Impacts

 |  Sep 5, 2012

Story and photos by Jared Serigné. The Delacroix Island where my grandfather was raised will never exist again. I’m okay with that. I’ve come to terms with it. I love … Read more

Rules Leave Central and South Texas Fish and Wildlife at Risk

,  |  Aug 15, 2012

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) adopted rules on Wednesday, August 8th that fall short of protecting environmental flows in the Guadalupe, San Antonio, Mission and Aransas rivers and the San Antonio Bay … Read more

Jumping Dolphin

Study: Unusual Dolphin Deaths Linked to Gulf Oil Spill

 |  Jul 27, 2012

A new study in the journal PLoS ONE suggests that a “perfect storm” of events contributed to the unusual numbers of dolphin deaths in the northern Gulf of Mexico. This study looks … Read more

Calling on Wildlife Fans in Texas and Oklahoma

 |  Jul 13, 2012

On July 11th, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and member K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) tried to make the argument that the states of Texas and Oklahoma should be … Read more

Fayetteville, Arkansas Celebrates Certification as a Community Wildlife Habitat

, ,  |  Jun 29, 2012

The weather didn’t cooperate when Fayetteville, Arkansas celebrated their recent certification as the first National Wildlife Federation Certified Community Wildlife Habitat in the state of Arkansas, but area residents were unfazed. They … Read more

Senator Inhofe Puts Polluters Ahead of Oklahoma Lakes

 |  Jun 13, 2012

Oklahoma City’s Lake Hefner is an urban oasis bustling with life, and rated as one of the best lakes for sail boarding. With a boat dock and fishing docks, it’s … Read more