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Weekly News Roundup: Calling All Environmental Reporters!

 |  Feb 21, 2014

Battle of the Bobcats NWF supporter Rebecca Sabac captured an incredible wildlife sighting recently. While driving down Highway 27 in the Everglades, she caught sight of a beautiful bobcat perching … Read more

Artificial Reefs: Restoration Beyond Recreation?

 |  Nov 19, 2013

Over the past few decades the five Gulf States have built artificial reefs both inshore and offshore with the aim of enhancing recreational fishing and diving opportunities. State and local … Read more

Weekly News Roundup- November 1, 2013

 |  Nov 1, 2013

What’s happening at National Wildlife Federation this week? Help NWF ROAR! Animal Planet’s ROAR campaign is highlighting NWF and other non-profits working to help animals. Sewage, sewage everywhere.. Read about … Read more

Changing the Way Our Children Eat at School

,  |  Oct 18, 2012

  According to the American Heart Association 1 in 3 American kids and teens is overweight or obese, nearly triple the rate in 1963.  With good reason, childhood obesity is … 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

Texas spiny lizard

Photo of the Day: Texas Spiny Lizard

,  |  Aug 15, 2012

Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus) Photo by Flickr member Kenny Salazar See more of Kenny Salazar’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your … Read more

Whooping crane pair

Photo of the Day: Side by Side

,  |  Aug 8, 2012

Pair of Whooping Cranes Photo by Flickr member tomblandford See more of tomblandford’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to … 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

Connecting the Dots: How Climate Change is Fueling Western Wildfires

 |  Jun 15, 2012

Western wildfires are dominating headlines in June – but the media coverage focuses only on effects while ignoring a major cause. Read more

Finding Hope in a Texas Wind Farm

 |  Apr 26, 2012

Many days it’s rather depressing to be a climate scientist.  It can be hard to keep a positive outlook when we seem to be on a trajectory toward more and … Read more