Wildlife Facts

Groundhog? More Like Attention Hog

Honestly, Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog gets way too much attention and credit for predicting spring. Who decided groundhogs get the monopoly on one of the most glorious seasons of the … Read more

Corredores Ecológicos: Una Solución para la Fauna Silvestre y los Automovilistas

¿Quién no ha visto a un animal atropellado en una carretera, víctima de una colisión con un vehículo? Las colisiones entre vehículos y animales son una de las principales causas … Read more

Wildlife Crossings: A Win-Win for Wildlife and Drivers

Who hasn’t seen an animal on the side of the road, struck by a vehicle? Collisions with vehicles are a leading cause of mortality for various species and are the … Read more

Six Ways You Can Help Save the Monarch Butterfly

With their orange wings with black edges, migratory monarch butterflies make a miraculous intergenerational journey of more than 3,000 miles across North America, one of the most extraordinary natural phenomena … Read more

Seis Recomendaciones para Ayudar a Salvar a la Mariposa Monarca

Con sus alas naranjas de bordes negros, las mariposas monarca migratorias hacen un milagroso recorrido intergeneracional de más de 4,000 kilómetros en América del Norte, uno de los fenómenos naturales … Read more

NWF Celebrates 90 Years

Can you believe it has been 90 years since the National Wildlife Federation was founded? Today, the National Wildlife Federation continues to unite Americans with the common purpose of protecting … Read more

Stewardship Spotlight: Schools of Salmon and Students in the Pacific Northwest, Part 2

Read part 1 of this two-part salmon series here. School Bright Spot: A Challenge Met Michelle Tursi first connected with NWF as a participating Eco-Schools U.S. Salmon Stewards teacher from … Read more

Stewardship Spotlight: Schools of Salmon and Students in the Pacific Northwest, Part 1

Fall rains of the Pacific Northwest have descended and with them, the annual migration of salmon determined to reach their home waters. Having left the vast Pacific Ocean in the … Read more

Three toads stuck together.

Bringing Back the Boreal Toad to Utah’s Backcountry

Putting Utah’s state wildlife action plan in motion to keep at-risk species off the Endangered Species List A subspecies of the western toad, known as the boreal toad, is in … Read more

Winter Break Fun!

The National Wildlife Federation is excited to share two new resources to help educate and engage kids and families around wildlife and nature over the winter break, while school is … Read more