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Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition

In case you haven't heard, our partners at the Florida Wildlife Corridor began their expedition on January 17th. This trek is set to cover about 1,000 miles over 100 days and starts by traversing the Everglades ecosystem into Big Cypress, over to the Everglades Agricultural Area, back to the Okaloacoochee Slough, across the Caloosahatchee, over to Babcock Ranch, back along Fisheating Creek toward Lake Okeechobee, up the Kissimmee River with excursions toward the Lake Wales Ridge, up the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes, east around Orlando into Ocala National Forest, and north along the O2O corridor ... Read More

The fishing cat wants to swim…Pass it on!

Sob stories about endangered species are so 2011. So instead we’re sending you a tale about a CAT in WATER. A story about how community, photos and film are giving an endangered animal, the aptly named fishing cat, a chance at survival. Read More

Protecting Wild Nature on Native Lands, Vol. II now available!

Volume II of Protecting Wild Nature on Native Lands: Case Studies by Native Peoples from around the World is now available as a free download, or for purchase as a hard copy. This volume of case studies is the second in an ongoing series produced through the Native Lands and Wilderness Council (NLWC), a platform for indigenous knowledge exchange and capacity building that ensures that the knowledge and wisdom of indigenous peoples influences the policies, practices and approaches of the global wilderness conservation movement. These case studies highlight indigenous peoples' strategies for coexisting with and managing their wild lands and ... Read More

Wildlife for Wildways

On Thursday, January 5th, the Vail Symposium will be holding an event through Rocky Mountain Wild called Wildlife for Wildways. The Vail Symposium is a grassroots, non-profit organization that has been part of the life and history of Vail since 1971. Their mission is to provide educational programs for the Vail Valley community that are thought-provoking, diverse and affordable. WILD's Strategic Conservation Advisor, Harvey Locke, will be speaking in this panel discussion, and you won't want to miss it! Read More

Help us save the Fishing Cat!

Morgan and Joanna of our CAT in WATER team sent us the latest update on their field expedition in Thailand. The girls are making great progress on tracking the fishing cat and even captured their first glimpse on the camera trap! Read what the team has to say about their obstacles and possible solutions...will you help us save the fishing cat? Read More

CAT in WATER

“CAT in WATER” – our multimedia initiative focused on the shy and threatened fishing cat -- is literally coping with too much water!  The CAT team, Morgan and Joanna,  arrived in Thailand last week in the midst of the worst flooding in a century.  A simple two day journey to the field site in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park --  where they will join field biologist Namfon Cutter and her Fishing Cat Research and Conservation Project – turned into a week of detours around flooded areas, plus a trip to the hospital for Morgan.  Her GI tract is back ... Read More

Watch the Polar Bear migration in northern Manitoba

Every year an estimated 1,000 polar bears linger outside the small Canadian town of Churchill, Manitoba waiting for the Hudson Bay to freeze over. This year, a group of organizations are partnering to bring a front row view of the annual migration to anyone around the world with an Internet connection. Until the end of November, explore.org will be streaming live polar bear camera feeds from the Tundra. Read More

A Bison Blog—From Yellowstone to Haarlem

In a recent, three-day period I had wild encounters of a similar sort on two continents. Both encounters tell a story of past and current “re-wilding,” enabled through the vision and dedication of people and organizations that understand the essential role of wildness in a healthy and sane planet earth.  We need these positive stories as much as we need the return of wildness that they chronicle. Read More

US Postal Service Recognizes Endangered Species

This week, the US Postal Service released its fourth semipostal stamp - dedicated to helping to save vanishing species.  The series, which features an Amur tiger cub, will support the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Multinational Species Conservation Fund. In the press announcement about the stamp, Kelly Sigmon (VP of Channel Access) commented: “This stamp marks the fourth semipostal issued by the Postal Service. These types of stamps provide an extremely convenient way for the American public to contribute to help protect threatened and vanishing species. We look forward to working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Multinational ... Read More

Inspirational new book about the Serengeti

As we've watched over the past few months, the Serengeti - one of the most well recognized wild-ecosystems on the planet - remains in danger of development.  A proposed highway would bisect the landscape, severing migration routes, endangering wildlife and causing a cascade of negative impacts on the people, wildlife and ecosystems of this treasured area.  Serengeti Watch is leading an advocacy campaign to halt the highway, and co-founder Boyd Norton has just released a new book on the Serengeti -- where he has worked for over 25 years -- to raise awareness about the great natural wonder. Read More