Dr. Doug Inkley, senior scientist with the National Wildlife Federation, just returned from another trip to the Gulf Coast. As NWF has been reporting, the BP oil disaster is hurting … Read more
Wildlife Facts
Help Save our Nation’s Great Waters
On June 30, Senators on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee approved a series of restoration bills that will help many of America’s Great Waters, including the Puget Sound, … Read more
Video: Whale vs. Yacht
A photo of southern right whale breaching onto a yacht made headlines around the world last week. While the yacht suffered severe damage, neither of the people on the yacht … Read more
Gallons of Grief: Thoughts on the Gulf Gusher
A little more than a week ago, NWF’s John Hammond set out on a tour of the Gulf of Mexico to survey the impacts of the oil spill disaster. Starting … Read more
Imagine your world…covered in oil
By Larry J. Schweiger Since National Wildlife Federation has been working so hard to make sure the impacted wildlife have a voice in the continuing BP oil disaster, many people … Read more
Not Just Cleaning Pelicans: Support Volunteers Needed in Gulf
The Washington Post reports today there’s a huge need for volunteers in support roles in the BP oil disaster — but many of those roles are going unfilled: “We struggle … Read more
If Birds Could Talk
Jaime Matyas is NWF’s Executive’s Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. She is in Louisiana this week with NWF’s on the ground team touring areas devastated by the oil spill. … Read more
Pensacola Beach: From Dolphins & White Sand to Oil-Soaked Disaster
After spending several days in Venice, La. last week with National Wildlife Federation Naturalist David Mizejewski, I drove to Pensacola, FL to meet up with NWF’s Steve Murchie. As I … Read more
Sea Turtles Dying in BP “Burn Boxes” – First-Hand Account from Boat Captain
On June 17, the Los Angeles Times reported in “Death by fire in the gulf” that an effort to burn oil from the surface of the Gulf is also torching … Read more
Be Part of the Story – Join CNN Telethon Tonight 8 pm Eastern
Wildlife have no voice unless we speak up for them. Join tonight at 8 pm Eastern on CNN’s Larry King Live telethon to help the wildlife, people and communities impacted … Read more
