Wildlife Facts

Elephant Seals Use Robotics To Help Monitor Global Warming

 |  Jul 8, 2009

They say that creatures often sense things happening to the environment before people. Here Elephant Seals are assisted by robotics — yup — ROBOTICS! CNN Technology Reports: “Elephant seals equipped … Read more

Why Are Tricolored Herons in Nantucket?

 |  Jul 8, 2009

Since the 1940s, Tricolored (formerly Louisiana) Herons, a bird of the South, have been seen rarely in the Nantucket, Massachusetts area but now they are nesting there.  Some say it is … Read more

Mysterious Three-Foot Earthworm Up for Protection

 |  Jul 7, 2009

The Giant Palouse Earthworm lives in the deep soils of the Palouse region of Idaho and Washington and has been seen only a few times over the course of a … Read more

White Whale Gets Its Own Protection Zone

 |  Jul 7, 2009

A unique white humpbacked whale near Australia is getting some special privileges. Photo by: D. Burns. Wire News Services reports: “Australian authorities have warned the public to stay away from … Read more

First Study of Rare Egg-Laying Mammal

 |  Jul 7, 2009

An elusive nocturnal mammal has finally been studied. Science Daily reports: A Wildlife Conservation Society research intern working in the wilds of Papua New Guinea has successfully completed what many … Read more

Great News for Colorado Lynx

 |  Jul 3, 2009

This just in from Colorado: The discovery of 10 lynx kittens this spring marks the first newborns documented in Colorado since 2006, heartening biologists overseeing restoration of the mountain feline. … Read more

Baby Raccoons In NWF’s Backyard

 |  Jul 1, 2009

This morning at NWF’s headquarters in Virginia, a raccoon mom and her two babies were spotted in the enormous dead standing tree (called a snag) on the edge of the … Read more

Wild Tweets: Using Twitter to Monitor Wildlife

 |  Jun 30, 2009

Since joining Twitter and making connections in the “green” Twitter world, I have heard a lot of people wondering whether the environmental community can focus all of Twitter’s positive energy … Read more

NWF Alaska Office (and Dog) Survives Quake

 |  Jun 25, 2009

A moderate earthquake shook Alaska on Monday. Fortunately, the 5.4 magnitude quake was centered away from densely-populated areas. The Associated Press described the scene at NWF’s Alaska Regional Center: Still, … Read more

Three Things You Can Do for Bees

 |  Jun 23, 2009

I was just flipping through this month’s National Wildlife magazine, and I saw this fascinating article on America’s bees. Bees and other pollinators are disappearing from our country due to … Read more