Wildlife Facts

Walruses Forced Ashore By Melting Ice: What’s the Impact?

Today’s proof of global warming’s continuing impact on people & wildlife: Tens of thousands of walruses have come ashore in northwest Alaska because the sea ice they normally rest on … Read more

Clean Energy Jobs Bring Michigan Together

What do wildlife enthusiasts in Northern Michigan and local energy experts and elected officials have in common? Both know just how important it is to transition to a new clean … Read more

A Night of Watching & A Day Of Hope

If you haven’t already, you should check out the blog of the National Wildlife Federation’s John Hammond, one of our front-line responders to the Gulf oil disaster. Here’s an excerpt … Read more

Protecting Loggerhead Sea Turtles for Generations to Come

It’s hard protecting animals, as I’ve tried once myself. In July 2002, on Cocoa Beach, Florida, a morning workout with my mom turned into being crossing guards for a line … Read more

Cool Bird Photo of the Day

Via Pixdaus.com, meet an air-braking puffin: Read more

Help Wildlife, Become Quasi-Famous…?

Fans of wildlife and irreverent humor rejoice: one of the greatest fictional comedy writers in the business–or at least the real life actor who portrays him–is helping the National Wildlife … Read more

NWF, NRDC Remind Attorney General to Count Gusher’s Oil AND Gas

The National Wildlife Federation has been a leader in pressing the federal government to hold BP & other parties fully accountable for the Gulf disaster. While attention has been focused … Read more

Ryan Theriot and the Cubs Come to Bat for Wildlife Impacted by the Oil Spill

Even as the impact of the Gulf oil spill continues to be felt across communities and ecosystems, the Chicago Cubs, led by Louisiana-native Ryan Theriot, stepped up to the plate … Read more

New Questions About NOAA’s “Oil’s Gone” Report

Huffington Post reports on some new questions surrounding this month’s controversial NOAA report that led to hundreds of premature “the oil’s all gone” news stories: Back at the report’s unveiling … Read more

Sea Turtles and Satellites

I recently attended a very special event held by the Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC).  National Wildlife Federation has partnered with STC to support their work protecting sea turtles from the … Read more