wildlife

Follow a group of scientists as they traverse the Namib Desert on foot to map a new 15-million-acre wildlife park in the heart of the African desert. Includes stunning photos and video.

Follow a month-long science expedition to discover new fish species, more corals than anywhere else in the world, endangered turtles and other sea life new to science.

The invasive fire ant wreaks havoc on humans and animals around the world – and can even kill. Find out what scientists are doing to stop this deadly invasive species. Includes stunning video.

Check out pics of some of the 14 new species discovered in the Serra Geral in Brazil's Cerrado region, which is a conservation hotspot.

(Excerpt): I wrote a funny anecdote about the wild ducks in my town and my experiences feeding them. One reason I wrote this was because I have looked in vain to find websites devoted to mallards, which simply appreciate ducks for being ducks. Many websites are devoted to the hunting and eating of ducks. I think it's important to learn to appreciate other species in order to expand our awareness of the natural world, which all too often, we humans take for granted and consider ourselves separate from.

Some parks are greener than others -- like Silver Lake Park in Flagler Beach.

With solar lighting and native flora and fauna among other Earth-friendly traits, Silver Lake is a "green park" and the first of its kind in Flagler County.

As summer approaches I've been debating what kind of garden to have this year. Last year I tilled a small portion of my backyard and planted all kinds of plants, but was only able to grow some tomatoes. I was doing some research about gardening and came across the National Wildlife Federation's "Garden For Wildlife" section of their website.

From the tiny tree kangaroo via the greater bilby to the quoll, some of Australia's unique and rare wildlife could disappear in the coming decades as a result of climate change, according to a report by the WWF published today...

Global warming is doing more than just changing the climate of our world, it is also taking a harmful toll on our wildlife. Many species of animals and plants may face extinction if the threat of global warming does not lessen.

There is something about an election year that makes politicians start bragging about how many furry or feathered critters they’ve killed. Otherwise, God forbid, voters might think they were interested in doing something about gun control.

Often time, climate change and global warming are only discussed in reference to humans and their world; however these factors are also having very negative effects on wildlife.

In the last decade, in all the year lot of wildlife are killed by train accident in walayar forest and nearby areas. This include killing of elephants, which has become a permanent story to public, press and media. Within 4 months, 5 elephants are killed in this area.Un accounted number of other wildlife including Sambar deer, mouse deer, monkeys, reptails etc have lost their lives on railway track all the year. In walayar especially in forest area, there are two rail tracks. One passes through deep inside the forest and another one on the fringes.

Costa Rica has enormous wildlife, the greates jungles, longest beaches. But unfortunately developpers are killing it and it is our responsibility to keep Costa Rica breathing and unique. Help me raise awareness for the Mono Titi monkeys, endangered and small, but amazing to look at.

WWF director of species conservation reports from her amazing journey by boat to Antarctica with stops along the way at several remote islands that serve as natural habitats for dozens of animals. Amazing accounts of penguins, whales birds and other critters hearty enough to live at the ends of the earth. Good to know WWF isn't afraid to get their hands dirty... err frozen in seeing how Antarctic wildlife is faring.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) calls for an immediate listing of polar bears under the Endangered Species Act and a delay of an Alaska offshore oil and gas lease sale that threatens Arctic wildlife and habitats.