Wildlife Facts

Western tanager in Jackson, Wyoming

Photo of the Day: Western Tanager

Photogenic Passerines Check out more great photos in the “Birds” category of the 2012 National Wildlife Photo Contest. Share images, vote for your favorites and enter your own pics for a … Read more

Sea stars in a tide pool on the Oregon coast

Photo of the Day: Sea Stars at Sunset

Explore the Pacific Northwest Travel with NWF to see the gorgeous landscapes and wildlife of Mount St. Helens, Mount Rainier and the Columbia River Gorge from August 5 – 10, … Read more

Dolphins are dying in unprecedented numbers

Two Years Later, Dolphins Dying at Unprecedented Rates

Today marks two years since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, killing 11 men and ultimately sending more than 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Since … Read more

Outdoors-women Tells U.S. Senate to Fight Smokestack Pollution

As a life-long outdoors-woman and outreach consultant for NWF, I was thrilled to be invited to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee of Environment and Public Works sub-committee on Clean … Read more

Least terns on Wells Beach, Maine

Photo of the Day: Least Terns A-Courting

What Did You See Today? Share your wildlife observations with Wildlife Watch and check out the animals and plants that others are seeing around the country! This Photo of the Day … Read more

A Tour of My Backyard Frog Pond for Save the Frogs Day

I’m not sure when my passion for frogs began—as a child of the 70s I’m sure watching Kermit the Frog on the Muppet Show had something to do with my … Read more

Red-shouldered hawk ruffling its feathers; Blackland Prairie Raptor Center in McKinney, TX

Photo of the Day: Red-shouldered Hawk

  This Photo of the Day was donated by a participant in the annual National Wildlife Photo Contest. See more photos or sign up for the 42nd Annual National Wildlife … Read more

Protect Alaska’s Duck Factory!

Humpback whale, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts

Photo of the Day: Humpback Whale

Do You Have Great Nature Photos? Share your pictures with us on Flickr and see others’ photos of wildlife from around the world. Check out our National Wildlife Magazine and … Read more

Dear Congress: More sturgeon, less pollution.

My Michigan colleague, Brenda Archambo, is on her way to testify before the U.S. Senate to help ensure that a 200-million-year-old fish species doesn’t get wiped out by smokestacks, mercury … Read more