wildlife

The Porpoises Who Left Their Hearts in San Francisco

Tony Bennett isn’t the only one to leave his heart in San Francisco. After an absence of over 65 years, the harbor porpoise recently returned to frolic in the waters … Read more

Roseate spoonbill

Photo of the Day: Quick Snack for a Roseate Spoonbill

Photo by Nicholas McCollum See more of Nicholas McCollum’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

Will New Interior Secretary Put Conservation On Equal Ground with Energy?

  On Wednesday, President Barack Obama nominated Sally Jewell, CEO for the outdoor outfitter REI, as successor to Ken Salazar as Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior.  Conservation … Read more

Sportsmen Train Their Sights on Most Challenging Prey of All: Climate Change

No one needs to convince Todd Tanner that climate change is real. The outdoor writer, former big-game guide and lifelong hunter and angler who lives in Bigfork, Mont., knows about … Read more

Moose

Climate Crisis Deepens for America’s Moose

Alarming news from Minnesota today about the health of the state’s moose population being driven to the brink by climate change. Today, officials revealed the northeast Minnesota population of the iconic animal … Read more

Northern pintail in flight

Photo of the Day: Soaring Northern Pintail

Photo by Lee Hoy See more of Lee Hoy’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

Gambel's quail and a desert cottontail; Pima County, Arizona

Photo of the Day: Desert Cottontail Shadowing Gambel’s Quail

Photo by Flickr member troupial See more of troupial’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

Mountain goats

Photo of the Day: Mountain Goat in Training

Photo by Tom Blandford See more of Tom Blandford’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

Campus Conservation Nationals 2013 – Nation’s Largest Electricity and Water Reduction Competition Kicks Off February 4

Students at hundreds of campuses across the country will soon be taking very short showers, studying by flashlight, and cozying up by moonlight when the Campus Conservation Nationals begins its electricity … Read more

What Shrinking Ice Means for Polar Bear Cubs

Right now in the dead of winter, polar bear moms in the Arctic are searching for food to make up for the calories that were lost during the fall—when record … Read more