Wildlife Facts

River otters, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Photo of the Day: “Dude, I love this tree.”

River otters in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Photo by Flickr member cchoc See more of cchoc’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want … Read more

Grizzly bear, Alaska

Photo of the Day: Hang in There

Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the Day! Share your images with our Flickr group and tag them … Read more

Great News for Conservation: More Hunters and Anglers in America!

Great news for Conservation!  The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) just released their preliminary hunting and fishing numbers, showing that over the past 5 years there are 9% more hunters … Read more

Ospreys All Bailed Up

Carelessly discarded string may seem innocent enough, but twine can be death to osprey. An osprey’s keen eyes can spot a piece of twine from high up and then swoop … Read more

Rules Leave Central and South Texas Fish and Wildlife at Risk

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

New Report on Climate Change and Wildlife

  A new report that brings together recent research on how climate change is affecting plants, animals, and habitats in the United States confirms what we already suspected: the changes … Read more

Texas spiny lizard

Photo of the Day: Texas Spiny Lizard

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

Three-toed sloth, Costa Rica

Photo of the Day: A Slow Climb

Scott Nielsen was photographing butterflies in Costa Rica when he spotted a young three-toed sloth slowly descending from the tree top. Sloths live in the forest canopy, but they have … Read more

Shocking Shark Fin Soup Study Airs on Shark Week

While the Discovery Channel’s annual predator-extravaganza Shark Week decreases misconceptions of these demonized predators, the sensationalism and morbid fascination with shark attacks has often created the wrong kind of awareness. … Read more

Damselfly

Damselflies, Dragonflies and Unexpected Discoveries

I’ve got a new hideout. At least that’s what my son calls it—the natural area by the stream down the street. We had stopped by the other day, hoping to … Read more