Published by the World Wildlife Fund It’s a stunning image—a tiger stares out from its lush forest habitat in the wilds of Bhutan. Finding this tiger was no easy task. Filmmaker and photojournalist Emmanuel Rondeau spent four weeks in the wildlife corridors of this mountainous country with a camera trap poised to capture an image of the […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund The new deputy secretary of the Interior Department has spent most of his life attacking land, water, and wildlife on behalf of dirty energy companies. AP Photo/Molly Riley For an insider’s look at how industry games our system of government for corporate gain, it would be hard to […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Guest author: Anika Agarwal, Marine Mammal Protection Project Summer Intern Eight North Atlantic right whales have been found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this month. With an estimated population size of 524 individuals, and only five calves born this year, the loss of these whales is […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Cape Hattaras National Sea Shore Credit: National Park Service Just last week the State of North Carolina joined the tidal wave of national opposition to expanded offshore drilling that has continued to mount in the wake of the Trump administration’s attempts to scrap the just-finalized offshore leasing plan, […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Singye Wangmo exudes a natural passion for wildlife. One of the few female forestry officers working on the ground in Bhutan, she spends her days protecting the tigers of Royal Manas National Park from poachers. Leading a team of 30 rangers, Singye works across the national park to set up […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund The coastal nation of Belize is at a crossroads. The Belize Barrier Reef System supports the livelihoods of more than half the nation’s population and provides numerous benefits including cultural heritage, protection from storms, and habitat for endangered species. But this same ecosystem in under threat. In 2009, the reef […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Lou Gold/Flickr Right now, Game of Thrones fans are howling over last episode’s long-awaited return—and then all-too-soon departure—of the beloved “dire wolf,” Nymeria. Unfortunately for wildlife advocates, the dire wolf’s fictional tale has real-life connotations: no sooner have gray wolves begun to recover in the United States, than […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund A closeup of a white abalone—”a face only a mother could love” John Burgess At the Bodega Marine Laboratory north of San Francisco, Kristin Aquilino is busy trying to romance a bucket of white abalone spawn. Her recipe for making more of these sea snails starts with a […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Folly Beach Island in Charleston, South Carolina Richard Ellis/Alamy When it looked like President Obama was going to bring oil drilling and seismic testing into Atlantic waters back in 2015, more than 100 coastal communities from Virginia to Georgia flew into action. “Our coasts are not for sale,” […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund [embedded content] The following is a transcript of the video: Angel Peña, archaeologist and Rio Bravo regional director, Conservation Lands Foundation, Las Cruces, New Mexico: One of my first memories of being in the Organ Mountains is with my daughter, who’s now nine years old. The Organ Mountains-Desert […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Shark Week is almost upon us! Once a year, we take time to celebrate these mysterious, charismatic critters that are a critical part of our marine ecosystem. This year, we have everything you need to make this Shark Week the best one yet. Explore the links below, and be sure to check […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Despite protections put in place last year, America’s fragile and treasured Arctic could soon open up to a new wave of risky oil and gas drilling. Every five years, the US Department of Interior creates a plan that says where oil and gas companies can purchase leases for offshore drilling. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund House Oversight Hearing Signals Return of “Empty Oceans Act” and New Efforts to Roll Back Federal Fisheries Law This afternoon, the House Natural Resources Committee’s Oceans Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the law that governs our nation’s fisheries in […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Roy C. Averill-Murray,USFWS/Flickr Desert tortoises have crawled the Mojave Desert since before there was an America, or a Mojave Desert for that matter. For millions of years, these plodding reptiles have ambled across the sands, gnawing on flowers, grasses, and cacti, digging extensive burrow networks, and every once […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As Chief Scientist at Ocean Conservancy I have a responsibility to share new research results with you even if they are tough to comprehend. A new study published in the journal Science Advances paints a shocking picture of how much plastic humans have produced and thrown away. This paper should encourage all of […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Legislative hearings in the House and Senate consider bills that would, among other things, block Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in Minnesota. Dan Behm Today Congress is holding not just one, but two legislative hearings on six separate bills that would undermine the Endangered Species Act […]
Published by the World Wildlife Fund Water is essential for all life on Earth. Fresh water is used for drinking, sanitation, agriculture, transportation, electricity generation, and recreation. Freshwater habitats—like lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands—house more than 10% of all known animals and about 50% of all known fish species. One of these freshwater habitats, wetlands—a place […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy We are going to court because there is too much at stake–and not just for red snapper. About a month ago, political appointees in the Department of Commerce, which oversees the National Marine Fisheries Service, sanctioned overfishing of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico by dramatically extending the federal private recreational season […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Every summer, families from all along the East Coast head to the beach. Quite a number make their way to New Jersey’s stretches of sand and surf. This is where they’ll spend their hard-earned dollars to buoy up coastal economies. This is where they’ll invest in experiences to a last a lifetime. […]
Published by the Natural Resources Defense Fund Tucker and Hossler/Offset In 1972, federal lawmakers made a commitment to protect the “waters of the United States.” Thus began a heroic undertaking to turn our waterways from the flammable waste dumps of the 1960s into places where our children could swim again. And the resulting 1972 Clean […]