New in the past 24 hours on the wildlife front in the U.S. and other nations: Could a massive dam between Russia and Alaska save the Arctic Sea? http://bit.ly/fXg1hh Tejon … Read more
Wildlife Facts
National Wildlife Federation’s Wildlife News Roundup for November 26th, 2010
Lot’s of major international news items today, updates on some species and some animal oddities: California: update on the fate of the sea otter: http://bit.ly/gdI4I1 Photos: It seems that bears … Read more
National Wildlife Federation’s Wildlife News Roundup for Thanksgiving Day, November 25th, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving! Some major events in the past 24 hours in the fight to conserve and protect wildlife in North America and the world and some fun things too. … Read more
NWF Wildlife News Roundup for November 24, 2010
November 24th wildlife news updates: Some unusual and instructive items today! Revealed: the secret of flying snakes: http://yhoo.it/e3Sfyc Playing with fire – Banff tourists are fined for chasing grizzly bears: … Read more
Are Louisiana Fish Kills Related to Gulf Oil Disaster?
With millions of gallons of oil & dispersants entering the Gulf during the summer, many question whether they could have played a role in the kills. Read more
Cleared for Landing
A bald eagle slows to land in a nearly leafless tree near Maryland’s Conowingo Dam. Photographed by Jim McCollum of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read more
Bird of the Week: Wild Turkey
Like many of us this holiday, the Pilgrims of Plymouth, Massachusetts, probably feasted on turkey that legendary first Thanksgiving. In 1621, the big, handsome birds were plentiful throughout northeastern forests. … Read more
Eight Wild Animal Species the Pilgrims Ate—and How They Are Today
[br] The Pilgrims’ first thanksgiving celebration (which lasted three days) probably took place in mid October 1621, after an unexpectedly bountiful harvest. The newcomers invited local Indians—who had given them … Read more
Heading Toward a Record Setting Year for Hudson Bay
After spending the past few days in Churchill, Manitoba, learning about the plight of polar bears in the region, I’ve been trying to come up with a good analogy for … Read more
Sea Ice Breakup Could Hit Polar Bears Hard in Churchill and Elsewhere
The polar bear is one of the earth’s most magnificent animals, and today we saw many of them here on the banks of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. Read more
