Love is in the air…and not just for people. Wildlife have their own rituals of l’amour, although they usually don’t involve boxes of chocolates or bouquets of flowers. To celebrate … Read more
Wildlife Facts
Valentine’s Day: A Holiday for Real Animals
Naturalist, writer and NWF Conservation Hall of Fame inductee Ernest Thompson Seton, whose animal tales were popular among a wide audience in the early 1900s, wrote in Wild Animals I Have … Read more
It’s Not Easy Being Green, or Yellow, or Red: The Plight of California’s Frogs
During my first thru hike on the John Muir Trail fifteen years ago, on the ascent up to Seldon Pass I encountered a young man energetically trotting down the trail … Read more
We Must Care for the Oceans
Six decades ago, Rachel Carson wrote about the “bewildering abundance” of life found in the surface waters of the seas. While conducting her studies, she discovered that some fish migratory … Read more
BP Reports Profit Gusher, Warns Gulf Oil Disaster Victims to Expect Rough Trial
BP has joined other oil giants in reporting staggeringly huge profits for 2011: BP returned to profit with a bang last year, posting net earnings of $23.9 billion on Tuesday, as … Read more
Danger: Thin Great Lakes Ice
Great Lakes Ice Cover All of us in the Great Lakes region (and perhaps other regions also) are either enjoying or fretting over what is such a mild winter. Air … Read more
Wildlife Finding the Warm Winter Rather Bewildering
Punxsutawney Phil might think we have 6 more weeks of winter, but the geese, daffodils, and mosquitoes have a different idea. Across the continental United States, people are noticing that … Read more
Wolves to be Poisoned Over Tar Sands in Canada
Late last week, internal documents went public showing Canada is fretting over its sullied reputation for unfettered fossil fuel development, while resorting to poisoning wolves rather than fixing the problem. NWF released a paper … Read more
NWF Celebrates 76 Years of Protecting America’s Wildlife
Did you know today is the National Wildlife Federation’s 76th birthday? Here at NWF’s National Advocacy Center in Washington, DC, we’re celebrating with this cake courtesy of Elizabeth Wallace, our … Read more
