wildlife

Tricolored heron fishing

Photo of the Day: Tricolored Heron

Tricolored heron searching for small fish Photo by Flickr member tomblandford See more of tomblandford’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature … Read more

Engaging with local communities has big salmon and water conservation payoffs

NWF’s Yakima River salmon and ecosystem project shows how engagement with local communities pays off. Read more

Lesser yellowlegs

Photo of the Day: Yellowlegs

Lesser yellowlegs Photo by Flickr member Brad James ~ Nature Photography See more of Brad James’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your … Read more

Belted kingfisher

Photo of the Day: Kingfisher Chatter

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

Eastern gray squirrel

Photo of the Day: High Four!

Photo by Flickr member chaines9 See more of chaines9’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo … Read more

Hands-On Habitat Volunteers – A Key to the Future of the Environmental Movement

The near absence of any discussion of the environment in the presidential debates has led me to think about the state of the U.S. environmental movement. In one sense, conservationists … Read more

Harbor Seals

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

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Help Pack the Polls for Wildlife on Election Day!

The November 6th elections will have far-reaching consequences for America’s wildlife from coast to coast for years to come. SHARE this image with your friends to make this the largest … Read more

Orcas

Washington Activist Gives Orcas a Voice

What would orcas say about proposals to ship up to 150 million tons of coal per year on trains running along the Columbia River and Puget Sound through sensitive habitat? … Read more

Enbridge Threatens Freshwater Drinking Source for Millions of People

Today NWF released a report warning of a pipeline hazard beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Submerged in the waters where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet, more than 20 million gallons of … Read more