Stories tagged "wildlife"

Taking the good neighbor pledge does cost 15 dollars but the money goes to securing protection for wildlife. I'm hoping to reward those who donate by adding a link and a picture of their site,blog or facebook page! Let me know if you are interested!

Polar bears will now be listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.

Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska and John McCain's vice presidential pick, is an enthusiastic hunter who has proposed legislation and cash incentives to encourage aerial wolf gunning, the controversial practice of shooting wolves from an aircraft. Do p

Scientists and environmental advocates say the reduced habitat could deal a permanent setback to a species that has shown signs of recovering after 10 years of federal protection.

The nation's hunters and anglers, a big chunk of them Republicans or independents, are up for grabs this November because they want to hear what the candidates will do about climate change, open lands and water quality...

That’s right, scientists just found an animal that spends his whole life consuming alcohol. That animal is a pen-tailed tree shrew (Ptilocercus lowii) which is a small ratlike animal that inhabits the jungles of Southeast Asia.

What can be found in abundance, however, is nature. In the intervening decades since the era of nuclear-weapons testing, the natural world has quietly rebounded. Today, Christmas Island, Bikini Atoll and other Cold War proving grounds, like Monte Bello no

Watching dawn bats, I imagined them punching out of their night’s work, and I felt as if I’d somehow clocked into their schedule.

DENVER - A group of hunters and anglers called on the next president to tackle global climate change, saying the problem is the single biggest threat to America's dwindling fish and wildlife

A leaked document recently revealed that the Bush administration is planning on weakening the Endangered Species Act in its last few months in office. Find out how you can give input before Sept. 15.