Wildlife Facts

Add Wildlife To Your Holiday Wish List

As the weather turns cold and you begin to ponder your Christmas wish list, don’t forget to add something to help out wildlife. While Santa may have a few more … Read more

Mother Nature and Me: Feeling Thankful

At the beginning of November, my friend Debi of Go Explore Nature posted this update on her Facebook page: “I’m thankful for nature’s many splendors all year long, but the … Read more

National Wildlife Federation’s Wildlife News Roundup for November 28th, 2010

Today’s news — a climate summit, crazy bear incidents, a little geo-engineering, tortoises on iPhone apps and a campus battling with crows. The upcoming Cancun climate summit will also be about … Read more

National Wildlife Federation’s Wildlife News Roundup for November 27th, 2010

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

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

Bald eagle in flight, photographed by Jim McCollum

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

Wild Turkeys by Cal Bebee

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