It will be at least five years before reliable data indicates impacts from the Gulf oil disaster (if migration monitoring continues). Read more
Wildlife Facts
The Oregon Duck Wishes He Could Be Out There
The Oregon Duck may be trapped inside on a nice day. But you can still Be Out There. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhY2zsSSRO8[/youtube] Read more
Tar Sands Producing Deformed Frankenfish
It’s a sportsmens nightmare just in time for Halloween. Reports of fish species near Canadian tar sands operations sprouting lesions, and deformities like “pushed in faces, bulging eyes, humped back, … Read more
Breaking: Gulf Oil Disaster Bird Species Impacts Released
UPDATE 9/16: More reaction to the new data from NWF’s Dr. Doug Inkley. For the first time, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) has just released a catalog of … Read more
Making Sure Baby Sea Turtles Get a Safe Start
Rick Cleveland is an Emmy winning television writer whose credits include The West Wing, Six Feet Under & Nurse Jackie. Recently, he joined the National Wildlife Federation on a mission … Read more
Walruses Hauling Out to Alaska Shoreline
By Larry J. Schweiger Thousands of walruses, many of them mothers and calves, have left the shrinking and thinning Chukchi Sea ice for the Alaska shoreline. The packed beaches can lead to tramplings … Read more
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
