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Misguided Tourists “Rescue” Bison Calf
Recently, tourists in Yellowstone National Park captured a wild bison calf and put it in the back of their car to drive it to the ranger station because they thought the animal looked like it was cold....
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Why Should I Certify My Yard for Wildlife?
Your yard or garden can become a habitat for birds, butterflies and other local wildlife to enjoy right outside your window. If you provide the four components of habitat – food, water, cover and...
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Expert Tips for Camping with Wildlife
Since 1936, the National Wildlife Federation has worked to conserve the nation’s wildlife and wild places. As part of our 80th anniversary celebration, we are recognizing important moments in our...
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Artist Supports Cougar Conservation With Exclusive Prints
P-22, the lonely mountain lion of Hollywood, faces enormous challenges. Isolated from his kin in the Santa Monica Mountains by the urban landscape of Los Angeles, he has survived by traversing...
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Saving Wildlife All Year Round
Through migrations and hibernations. In the quiet of winter, through the dog days of summer. From mountain peaks to oceans deep, and all the wild places in between. We save wildlife, every month, all...
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Five Ways to Feed Birds
Bird feeding is a great way to attract beautiful and interesting birds to your yard. Our Garden for Wildlife program focuses on native plants as the most important and natural way to feed birds, but...
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Four Ways to Provide Water for Birds
Providing water for drinking and bathing is a great way to attract beautiful and interesting birds to your yard. A clean water source is one of the components of habitat that all wildlife need to...
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Four Ways to Provide Cover for Wildlife
Providing cover from the elements and a place to hide from predators is a great way to attract beautiful and interesting birds and other wildlife to your yard or garden. Cover is one of the components...
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New Numbers Show Monarch Butterfly Populations Still in Trouble
The annual population status report for the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) has been released showing a 27 percent decrease from last year’s population. Photo by Tom Koerner, USFWS Populations of...
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Six Surprising Ways Trees Support Wildlife
Wildlife and trees rely on each other. Birds build their nests in trees and hunt for insects to feed their babies among the branches. Squirrels also nest in trees, and help replant forests with their...
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National Gardening Association’s Tips on Wildlife Habitat Gardening
The National Wildlife Federation has teamed up with the National Gardening Association (NGA) to spread the word about our Garden for Wildlife program and help people create beautiful yards and gardens...
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Six Tips for Pollinator Gardens in Small Spaces
A bumble bee visits a cone flower in a Tennessee backyard. Native plants are vital to a vibrant habitat for pollinators like bumble bees. June 20-26 is National Pollinator Week. You can participate by...
View ArticleWatch Bison Reintroduction Story on World of Adventure
As the National Wildlife Federation’s naturalist, I do media appearances to spread the word on our wildlife conservation work. My latest is an episode of a series called World of Adventure all about...
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Keeping Birds Safe from Outdoor Cats
We recently published an article in National Wildlife magazine on the enormous, unnatural toll that free-ranging domesticated cats take on wildlife, along with a blog post about how to keep indoor cats...
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11 Tips to Keep Your Indoor Cat Happy
We recently published an article in National Wildlife magazine looking at the enormous toll that free-ranging domesticated cats take on wildlife in the United States. The latest study has...
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Share Your Wildlife Habitat Garden on GrowIt! Mobile App
Increasingly wildlife gardeners are sharing pictures of their garden habitats on social media to celebrate their efforts to help birds, butterflies and other local wildlife, and to learn from each...
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What To Do If You Find Baby Wildlife
Spring is here, and with it comes baby wildlife season. As the warm season progresses, the chance of encountering young animals from baby birds to lone deer fawns to baby squirrels in our backyards and...
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What to do When Foxes Move In
A National Wildlife Federation supporter has recently had some foxes take up residence in her yard. The fox den is roughly ten feet from her front door and she’s concerned about her family and pets. So...
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Learn How to Garden for Wildlife
The National Wildlife Federation’s Garden for Wildlife program offers a wide variety of resources to help you create beautiful landscapes and other garden spaces that support birds, butterflies, bees...
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Garden for Wildlife Movement Celebrates Forty-Five Years of Helping Local...
With more than 7 million people participating across the country, National Wildlife Federation’s Garden for Wildlife movement is the nation’s longest-running and largest effort dedicated to helping...
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