Photo: Steven Gnam
Standing in the United States Capitol building, surrounded by bustling crowds of people taking in the beauty and history of the nation’s capital, I had to take a deep breath as I reminded myself that I wasn’t here as a tourist – I was here as an advocate for wildlife. I was playing a part… Continue reading “Conservation in the Nation’s Capital as an Intern”…
There’s no better way to get a little vacation from the stresses of your everyday routine than to go for a hike, especially along such scenic trails as the Appalachian Trail. However, lots of people going out to hike can end up taking a big toll on the environment. Here are a few tips to help protect the environment. Photo: John Davis
James Garlant, our summer policy intern in the Pacific Wildway, reflects on his time supporting our efforts to develop transjurisdictional policy initiatives at the state level to protect holistic habitats and bolster connectivity for all wildlife. Photo: William C. Gladish
Ben Kilbourne is a graduate student at the University of Utah. For his master’s thesis, he traced the journey of a single deer along her annual migration route within the larger Kaibab-Paunsaungunt corridor, which is an area of interest for Wildands Network. Photo: William C. Gladish
Our Senior Carnivore Advocate, Kim Crumbo, wrote an op-ed for St. George News in Utah about the 1,000th condor chick born in Zion National Park. While the news of this chick is good to be sure, there’s still much work to be done to protect this imperiled species. Photo: Jenny Eberlein, NPS
After conducting listening sessions in the five counties of the red wolf recovery area, we’re working with local landowners to place cameras on their properties to capture images of wildlife, including black bears and red wolves. We hope that by educating people about native wildlife such as bears, wolves, and coyotes, we aim to amend any misconceptions that may surround these ecologically important species. Photo: Wildlands Network
KTVZ, a local news outlet in central Oregon, covered our press release about the passage of a new bill in Oregon that will map and protect wildlife crossings. The bill requires the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to map wildlife corridors and work with ODOT and other state agencies to protect them, for example, by incorporating wildlife crossings in new development projects. Photo: Noel Reynolds
Chief Scientist Dr. Ron Sutherland spoke with Nation Swell, a digital outlet focused on solutions to problems facing the U.S., about the critical importance of wildlife crossings and our work to establish and protect wildlife crossings through policy at the state and federal levels, with a shout out to the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act that was introduced in May. Photo: Oxana / Adobe Stock
Both Dr. Liz Hillard, wildlife scientist, and Dr. Ron Sutherland, chief scientist, were featured in this article about bear collisions with vehicles near Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where we are conducting GPS collaring studies to monitor wildlife movement across roads. Photo: William C. Gladish
Ocean life is an indelible part of the natural heritage of our Pacific states, but unfortunately, critical marine habitats are fragmented and degraded. In this first post in a new blog post series on the importance of marine life, we spoke with Penny Becker, Conservation Policy Lead at Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, about the critical work she and WDFW are doing to protect threatened marine animals like Southern Resident orcas. Photo: Penny Becker
The Sierra Sun Times picked up our press release about the introduction of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019. If passed, the Act will restore habitat and protect America’s native wildlife by establishing a National Wildlife Corridors Program that facilitates the designation of wildlife corridors on federal lands and provides grants to maintain wildlife corridors on non-federal lands. Photo: National Park Service
Eos, an outlet covering Earth and space science news, covered our telepresser about the introduction of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019, where Dr. Ron Sutherland, our chief scientist spoke about the critical importance of wildlife corridors to protecting our nation’s imperiled biodiversity. Photo: Bill Thompson, USFWS
E&E, an outlet focused on energy and the environment, covered the introduction of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019, which if passed, will restore habitat and protect America’s native wildlife—including pronghorns, monarch butterflies, Florida panthers, and grizzly bears—by establishing a National Wildlife Corridors Program. Photo: Chip Carroon, BLM
Blue Virginia, a Democratic blog dedicated to Virginia politics, covered Rep. Don Beyer’s (D-VA) and Sen. Tom Udall’s (D-NM) introduction of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019. Photo: Terry Tollefsbol
Continuing our series on wildlife profiles, we’re highlighting the mysterious jaguarundi, a small wild cat who’s all but disappeared from the landscape. Learn more about how Wildlands Networks efforts to reconnect, restore, and rewild North America, especially in the borderlands, will help the jaguarundi thrive. Photo: © Katerina Mirus / Adobe Stock