Microplastics are confusing bees and threatening ecosystems
Plastic pollution isn't just bad for whales and turtles. New research suggests microplastics are also harming bees' ability to forage and pollinate.
Wildlife & wild places
Can you imagine a world filled with more wildlife and wild places? So can we. And we’re working together to make it happen.
Every minute, we’re losing two football fields worth of wild lands, and too many animal species face extinction. It’s up to us to turn things around. We imagine an America with more mountaintops where all we see is forests below, with more rivers that flow wild and free, more shoreline where all we hear are waves. An America with abundant wildlife, from butterflies and bees floating lazily in your backyard, to the howl of a coyote in the distance, to the breach of a whale just visible from the shore. Together, we can work toward this better future.
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Drilling threatens Chaco Canyon, one of America’s oldest monuments
The new threats facing the sequoia forests of the Sierra Nevada
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Wildlife crossings save human lives
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Putting state wildlife staff to work, efficiently and quickly
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Reconnecting Nature
The Great American Outdoors Act
Journey Through the Tongass
A snapshot of state actions to protect pollinators
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The places endangered species call home could lose vital protections
Protecting wildlife habitat is an important part of the Endangered Species Act, but new proposals could leave these places at risk.
The surprising evolution of bees
Bees didn’t just evolve with flowers — they changed the planet. Discover how these ancient partners shaped each other, ecosystems and our world.
States that are doing the most to save pollinators
In a sampling of states, including key leaders, some stand out for restricting neonics and enhancing pollinator habitat.
Ten of the most endangered species in America
Many animal species across the U.S. are in danger of vanishing forever. Here’s what you can do to help.
Victory: Bringing wildlife – and people – back together with corridors and crossings
Wildlife crossings and corridors are bridges and tunnels vital to reconnecting animal habitats carved up by roads, fences and other development.