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Keep the holidays – and the rest of the year – happy for wildlife through giving

 |  Dec 4, 2012

In a quandary about what to get for your favorite pronghorn this holiday season? All out of gift ideas for that special herd of mule deer? The National Wildlife Federation … Read more

Roseate spoonbills

Photo of the Day: Spoonbill Duet

,  |  Dec 4, 2012

Roseate spoonbills Photo by Flickr member East Wind See more of East Wind’s photos on Flickr >> What’s Your Favorite Photo? Enter your favorite photo that you’ve taken of wildlife … Read more

NWF Needs Your Help to Prevent the Fiscal Cliff

 |  Dec 4, 2012

Last Thursday, I joined with other NWF staffers and 60 of our closest friends in the D.C. conservation community to conduct a group lobby day on Capitol Hill. We visited … Read more

The Push for Oil Shale: News Ripped from Last Century’s Headlines

,  |  Dec 3, 2012

There’s a saying in Colorado about the so-far-fruitless effort to tap the “Saudi Arabia” of oil shale in the region: “Oil shale: It’s the energy of the future… and always … Read more

Black-capped chickadee

Photo of the Day: Cold Weather Bird

,  |  Dec 3, 2012

Chickadee* Photo by Flickr member krissymac03 See more of krissymac03’s photos on Flickr >> *Black-capped chickadees look very similar to Carolina chickadees and distinguishing between the two species can be … Read more

Coyote in Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge

Photo of the Day: Camouflaged Coyote

,  |  Nov 30, 2012

Coyote hidden in tall grass. Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge Photo by Christine Haines (Flickr member chaines9) See more of Christine’s photos on Flickr >> What’s Your Favorite Photo? Enter your … Read more

Harbor Seals

Victory for California’s Harbor Seals!

,  |  Nov 29, 2012

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

Haycock Township, PA Becomes a Certified Community Wildlife Habitat

, , ,  |  Nov 26, 2012

Congratulations to Haycock Township, Pennsylvania for becoming the 63rd Certified Community Wildlife Habitat in the nation and the third community in Pennsylvania to achieve this honor.  Haycock Township is a … Read more

Napping grizzly bear

Photo of the Day: Bear Nap

,  |  Nov 22, 2012

Sleeping brown bear 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 be … Read more

Top 10 Ways the “Fiscal Cliff” Will Harm Wildlife Refuges

 |  Nov 21, 2012

Hanging over the celebrations of Thanksgiving this year is the threat of severe funding cuts from the fast approaching “Fiscal Cliff.” The National Wildlife Refuge System – the largest system … Read more