Scale up your knowledge with these 5 facts Salmon are a well-known fish, showing up in streams, rivers, and restaurants around the country…but how much do you really know about … Read more
Conservation
5 Wildlife Wins Delivered by the National Environmental Policy Act
Whether it’s protecting mule deer in Colorado, moose in Montana, elk in Wyoming, salmon in California or blue herons in Michigan, a law that was signed by President Richard Nixon … Read more
Why Net-Zero Matters for Chipmunks, Butterflies, Moose, Turtles, and You!
Alpine chipmunks are a little more extreme than their chipmunk cousins—those pudgy-cheeked relatives common to backyards across eastern and central North America. Living 7,800 feet up in California’s Sierra Nevada … Read more
Are You a Whale Watcher, Saltwater Angler, or Birder?
A decision is about to be made that could greatly help the conservation of wildlife from humpback whales to striped bass to osprey. And it all centers around a tiny … Read more
Can Western Monarchs Still Rebound?
On a crisp, cloudy morning in late November, biologist Emma Pelton was loving her job even more than usual. Peering through binoculars at the upper branches of a shaggy eucalyptus, … Read more
101 Years Isn’t Enough
Why the Migratory Bird Protection Act is necessary for a second century of success At the turn of the twentieth century, the future did not look bright for birds. Due … Read more
5 Species Impacted by Australian Wildfires
Catastrophic mega-fires have scorched large swaths of land across Australia, leaving behind devastated communities and habitats. Though wildfires are nothing new in Australia, this year’s fires—fueled by soaring temperatures and … Read more
Trees for Wildlife Program Helps Recovery After Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael slammed the Florida Panhandle on October 10, 2018, as a category 5 storm. “I lost numerous large oak trees,” Lynn Artz, a resident of Wakulla County, Florida, recalled. … Read more
Seven! Wildlife Species That Help People
Here at the National Wildlife Federation, we celebrate all species that form the great web of life—of which people are one part. As scientists continue to discover the ways wildlife … Read more
Animals Are Talking—Are You Listening?
This January, the National Wildlife Federation is teaming up with Dolittle as the wildlife conservation partner to spread the message that each of us can, like Dolittle himself, be a … Read more
