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The article discusses the discovery of a fossil site in rural Florida called Montbrook, which has provided valuable insights into prehistoric elephant relatives known as gomphotheres. The site, estimated to be 5.5 million years old, has yielded about 80,000 fossils from various species, including 3,000 gomphothere fossils. The discovery of an adult male gomphothere surrounded by the remains of juveniles in 2022 could provide valuable insights into African and Asian elephants in the face of climate change. The article also explores the ecosystem of Montbrook and the possible reasons for the accumulation of animal carcasses at the site. The research on gomphotheres could offer clues about the survival of their modern relatives, elephants, in the face of threats such as climate change and poaching. The study emphasizes the need for wildlife corridors and conservation efforts to protect and connect habitats for elephants and other animals. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the author's experience as an adult-onset hunter and their involvement in hunting and conservation organizations. The author emphasizes the importance of responsible hunting in wildlife conservation, including population and resource management. They also highlight the cultural significance of hunting in their Navajo heritage and the need for inclusivity in the hunting community. The article concludes with the author's personal hunting experience and their hope for the future of hunting. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the potential of sequencing and analyzing wildlife genomes to provide early warnings about species in danger of extinction. It highlights the case of southern resident orcas, whose numbers continue to decline despite conservation efforts. Inbreeding and genetic intervention are identified as factors affecting the whales' chances of recovery. The article also explores the use of genomic data in identifying vulnerable species and the challenges and limitations of genomic sequencing in wildlife conservation. The Zoonomia Project, a database that uses comparative genomics, is mentioned as a valuable resource for researchers. The article emphasizes the importance of combining genetic analysis with traditional field work and intervention to effectively conserve wildlife. [Extracted from the article]

High in the Cascade Range of Washington state, amid a fog-veiled, unforgiving climate, lives an elusive mountain carnivore. Smaller than the lowland red fox, the Cascade red fox has a thick winter coat and extra fur around its toe pads. Cascade red fox sightings are so uncommon, scientists were surprised to find the animal still inhabited the area when Jocelyn Akins, a conservation geneticist and founder of Cascades Carnivore Project, first caught one on a trail camera in 2008. [Extracted from the article]

NWF priority PROTECTING IMPERILED SPECIES The National Wildlife Federation works to defend, strengthen, fund and ensure the effective implementation of the Endangered Species Act. Signed by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973, the ESA protects plants and animals at risk of going extinct, in part by mandating the creation of a list of endangered and threatened species. While the ESA has been a great resource to prevent species extinctions, Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón, director of the Climate-Resilient Habitat Program and monarch recovery strategist for NWF, believes we need to do more to help at-risk species before they need ESA protection. The sight of a bald eagle gliding overhead, white head framed against the blue sky, is sure to spark a sense of awe - and perhaps a breath of gratitude. [Extracted from the article]

In their review, Cohen and his colleagues found, for example, that smaller-bodied, cold-blooded and lower-trophic-level animals such as insects are advancing their phenology much faster than larger, warm-blooded, higher-trophic-level animals such as birds. Since the 1970s, overall populations of these Arctic-breeding shorebirds have declined dramatically - and recent research suggests that a phenological mismatch between the birds and their insect prey on the breeding grounds may exacerbate these declines. From the iconic sight of birds migrating in formation to the unfurling of buds as spring's "green wave" starts its northward roll, timing is the pulse that underpins the natural world's recurring life-cycle events. [Extracted from the article]

In a 2021 paper published in Ecological Applications, 15 scientists examined residential yard management, including NWF certified habitats, in six U.S. cities. Doreen Damm and her husband, Bob, bought their Florida home in 2003 and soon began removing the lawn and installing water features (previous pages), bird feeders and a rich mix of mainly native plants to support wildlife. This year, NWF expects to hit a milestone of 300,000 individual certified habitats, and over the years it has added new programs and campaigns such as certified Community Wildlife Habitats, Schoolyard Habitats® and the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, all of which are thriving. [Extracted from the article]

Lauren Pharr, a Ph.D. candidate at North Carolina State University, is studying the effects of climate change on red-cockaded woodpeckers. As a Black woman in the field, she has noticed a lack of support for marginalized individuals and has experienced hostile situations. In response, Pharr co-founded Field Inclusive, a nonprofit that provides trainings to help marginalized biologists and researchers navigate potentially dangerous situations. She is also involved in science communication efforts to highlight wildlife careers and inspire diversity in the field. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) suggests that cracking down on poaching in tropical forests could help combat climate change. The research found that many of the mammals and birds frequently targeted by hunters play important roles in maintaining the carbon storage capacity of forests. Animals such as elephants, apes, hornbills, and toucans help disperse seeds from big trees with high carbon storage capacity and thin the underbrush, allowing these trees to thrive. As hunters reduce the populations of these animals, smaller-seeded or wind-dispersed trees with lower carbon storage capacity may become more prevalent. The study emphasizes the importance of maintaining intact faunas in order to conserve forests and address climate change. [Extracted from the article]

In studying the three weasel species that occur in the state, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks found that long-tailed weasels weighed from 3 to 12 ounces; short-tailed weasels, also known as stoats, topped out at 6 ounces, and least weasels weighed no more than 3. All share slender, nearly tubular bodies ranging from less than 10 inches long - including tails for least weasels - up to around 16 inches long for long-tails (though a third to half that length can be those tails). FEATURES Weasels take on winter without a flinch. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES On a patch of swaying tallgrass prairie in Missouri, yellow and purple coneflowers peek above a sea of green, attracting monarch butterflies with their sweet nectar. "We teach conservation professionals how to reframe soil conservation as a solution to a specific on-farm problem", says Jessica Espenshade, NWF's sustainable agriculture program manager, who is hopeful about the potential for protecting what remains of the Great Plains grasslands. Grassland birds showed the largest population loss, with 74 percent of grassland bird species declining. [Extracted from the article]

U.S. zoos launched a major species-rescue effort that included reintroduction of zoo-borns into surviving Brazilian forest habitats. FEATURES The Panamanian golden frog is the official national animal of its Central American homeland. AZA members "are collectively providing more than $200 million per year for wildlife conservation and species recovery", according to noted biologist and veteran zoo leader Don Moore, making the group, he says, "one of the largest conservation organizations in the world.". [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES Aminata Sandra Calhoun says her childhood neighborhood in West Philadelphia was once so beautiful "you could put it on the cover of Good Housekeeping." In fall 2019, landscape contractors designed new gardens (top left), then supplied (top) and planted (above) butterfly weed, prairie dropseed and other native species - a total of 15,000 individual plants - in former empty lots in Philadelphia. Swan notes that the Philadelphia gardens were designed to be more successful than his Baltimore test plots. [Extracted from the article]

In March, all of that ground to a halt when COVID19 - a devastating disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus - began rampaging across the United States as it already had throughout much of the world. NWF PRIORITY Reining in wildlife diseases The National Wildlife Federation has long supported efforts to prevent, monitor and control wildlife diseases that, as the current pandemic makes painfully clear, also can pose grave dangers to humans. Susceptible to coronaviruses such as the one that causes COVID-19, civets could be the "intermediate host" from which the virus spilled over to humans. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES Last December brought a rare flash of celebratory news: The Guam rail, a ground-nesting bird from the United States' westernmost territory, came off a global list of species that are extinct in the wild. And they feasted on many bird species, including Guam rails, and their eggs. The invasive snakes completely wiped out populations of other birds, including the Guam flycatcher and the Guam bridled white-eye. But saving the Kirtland's warbler, Guam rail and island night lizard each required generations of professionals nudging the effort forward. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES More than a dozen hummingbirds speed between the potted plants and hanging baskets that line the side of Paula Richards' Los Angeles home. By contrast, wildlife-habitat yards tended to host more "specialist" birds that have evolved specific needs for resources most likely to be found in their native habitats. That there wasn't a more-dramatic difference in total bird species numbers, Lerman suggests, may reflect the reality that wildlife-friendly yards remain isolated patches of habitat in lawn-dominated neighborhoods. [Extracted from the article]

DEPARTMENTS GARDEN FOR WILDLIFE As concern for declining pollinators mounts, many businesses and homeowners are stepping up to help by installing honey bee hives on rooftops and in backyards across the country. Unlike honey bees, more than 90 percent of our nearly 4,000 native bee species live not with other bees in hives but alone in nests carved into soil, wood or hollow plant stems. In a 2017 report in Conservation Letters, researchers calculated that during three months, honey bees in a typical 40-hive apiary collect the equivalent amount of pollen and nectar as 4 million solitary wild bees. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the most spectacular wildlife gatherings sights sure to inspire awe and a passion for conservation including two dozen northern elephant seals hauled out of the Pacific Ocean to start a breeding colony at Piedras Blancas, California coast; hundreds of thousands of geese, ducks and other migratory birds heading north on the Pacific Flyway; and hungry elk set off every autumn on a 50-mile trek to the valley of Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The article offers information on the World Windpower project, where a cutting-edge technology has been deployed to protect large birds of prey from spinning turbine blades. It mentions that most conservationists agree that climate change is the greatest long-term threat to birds and other wildlife; and also mentions to protect both birds and bats, a technological race is on to make turbines safer.

The article talks about Jay Keck, habitat education manager for the South Carolina Wildlife Federation, who began by planting bushy bluestem, green-headed coneflowers and other native flowering plants in his lawn to provide wildlife habitat to birds, including chipping spar-rows and blue grosbeaks.

The article talks about National Wildlife Federation's naturalist David Mizejewski, who has a wildlife garden that has bees, butterflies and other pollinators and native flowering plants such as coneflowers, milkweeds, asters and bee balm, stating that gardeners also need to make smart plant choices to protect pollinator crisis.

The article discusses the innovative uses of drones in marine ecology and wildlife research. Topics discussed include the utilization of fixed-wing and smaller helicopter-style drones in remote and ecologically sensitive areas, the benefits of using drones to birds and habitats, and the implementation of privacy laws and strict regulations to combat abuses on research drone use in the U.S.

The article discusses the growing threat posed by the emerging infectious diseases in North American wildlife populations. Topics include the presence of fungal threats and diseases including the white-nose syndrome (WNS) and sea star wasting disease (SSWD), the contribution of climate change and habitat loss to the extinction of native wildlife species, and the resistance of other species to emerging diseases. Information on rapid-response plan for wildlife disease management is also given.

The article discusses how art inspired and engaged diverse communities to engage in conservation in the U.S. Cited art works include the murals of Miguel Contreras Learning Complex sophomore Linda Lozano and of Merrilee Challiss and Creighton Tynes in Birmingham, Alabama and the music by Conner Youngblood which aim to promote conservation. It also cites the sculptures made from ocean plastics for a project called Washed Ashore which aim to transform trash and make the problem visible.

The article discusses the environmental condition and forestry of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. Mentioned is the experience of U.S. Forest Service (USFS) ecologist Craig Thompson on visiting the forest in 2016. Noted is the effort of the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) on protecting wildlife species in the area.

The article discusses the success of the U.S. wildlife conservation in Alaska, the history of the state and its wealth of natural and wildlife resources. Topics include how the U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia, the many species of wildlife that reside in Alaska including the Bald Eagle, harbor seals and the Alaskan bull moose, and the international agreement the U.S. made with other countries to protect the Pribilof seals.

The article discusses the wildlife conservation efforts that are being undertaken to save the mountain caribou in the Canadian Rockies. Topics include the factors that are contributing to the reduction in the number of caribou population including habitat loss, cars and predators and the various conservation efforts that are being undertaken in British Columbia towards caribou conservation including maternal penning and culling of wolves.

The article discusses the wildlife conservation efforts that are undertaken to save wild birds and hatchlings that belong to a rookery on West Ninth Street in Santa Rosa, California. Topics include the challenges facing the nesting great egrets to bring up their young at Santa Rosa's Ninth Street Rookery, and the conservation efforts that are carried out to save these birds by the International Bird Rescue organization.

In April, NRCM partnered with the Aveda Institute in Maine to put on an innovative "trashion" show benefiting NRCM's clean water work. The National Wildlife Federation's Maine affiliate, Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), champions conservation in the state by advocating for legislation to reduce waste, promoting protection of public lands and waters, pushing for clean energy and more. Charlie Shaw Conservation Partnership Award - Affili-ate: President and CEO of New Jersey Audubon Eric Stiles pushed for NJA to become an affiliate and now helps build relationships within NWF. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the sociocultural value of bison to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho people in Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. Topics discussed include the wildlife conservation effort to preserve the bison population in the area and highlights the first birth of a bison in the reservation after 130 years through the efforts of natives in the area. Also noted are the benefits of bison in grasslands including fertilizing the soil and creating microhabitat for water grasses.

The article focuses on the initiative of private landowners in wildlife conservation. Topics discussed include the advocacy of landowner Beatrice von Gontard in bird conservation in her land, the importance of farmlands, ranches and private forests in providing habitat for birds and ecological balance, and the benefits of wildlife conservation to farm owners.

The article discusses the conservation efforts in preserving the Kemp's ridley sea turtle. Topics mentioned include the collaboration between the U.S. and Mexico in protecting the turtle species, the implication of the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 to the turtle population, and highlights the recovery of the turtle species after significant increase of turtles laying eggs in the area were observed.

But for people like Megan Harwell, the National Wildlife Federation's Community Partnerships Fellow, understanding human behavior is key to the success of any wildlife conservation effort. As conservationists, we often focus on the wildlife component of conservation without taking the human part into account. Such questions led Harwell to pursue conservation psychology, a burgeoning field of science that focuses on the relationships between humans and wildlife. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the conservation photographers of America's most prized landscapes who helped wild lands gain lasting protection. Topics discussed include tributes to photographers Carleton E. Watkins and William Henry Jackson, establishment of Yellowstone America's first national park in 1872 and launch of launch National Wildlife magazine in 1962 by National Wildlife Federation.

The article offers information on a historic effort to conserve sagebrush habitat has kept the greater sage-grouse off the U.S. endangered species list.

The article discusses the impact of the Doreen Cubie Black Diamond Tunnel, a relic from a Civiar-era railroad, slices deep into the side of a solid granite on environment and birds living nearby.

The article focuses on the wildlife conservation in the U.S. to prevent the disappearance of the songbirds warbling in the western grasslands. It examines the impact of several factors to birds migration including habitat loss, pesticides and environmental changes. It also cites the efforts of the National Wildlife Federation to restore fish and wildlife conservation in the country.

The article mentions the 100th birthday celebration of the U.S. National Park Service which focuses on wildlife conservation and to sustain the national parks for the families and animals in the country.

The article focuses on the environmental condition in the North Kona coast in Hawaii. Topics mentioned include the ornamental plants surrounding the coast, the replanting of the native understory shrubs and vines to support the endangered trees and the environmental impact of climate change to the ecosystem.

The article offers information on a herd of big horn sheep in Montana suffering from pneumonia discovered by the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), and mentions that the NDOW is making sheep conservation efforts by dispatching professionals to prevent pneumonia from infecting other herds. Topics include bighorns to affect goats and domestic sheep from pneumonia; and the National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) Wildlife Conflict Resolution program for minimizing risk to sheep.

The article focuses on significance of backyard habitats in wildlife conservation. Topics include findings of a study by University of Delaware entomologist Doug Tallamy indicating significance of insects and their larvae in feeding native birds; measures taken by the U.S. National Wildlife Federation (NWF) for using suburban properties in wildlife conservation; a software for selecting best native plants for wildlife by zip code to be launched by NWF.

The article discusses ecological significance of the U.S. highway Interstate 35, focusing on the butterfly population found along the highway, as of April 2016. Topics include description of the highway by Larry McMurtry in his book "Roads;" views of Michael Gale of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on monarch butterflies found on the highway; benefits obtained by butterflies from roadside sanctuaries; and measures for protecting wildlife along roadside like mowing, and planting native flowers.

The article focuses on the need of protecting the native bees of the U.S., as of April 2016. It states that the diversity of bee species in North America, and mentions challenges facing the survival of the animals including habitat loss, climate change and pesticides. It notes significance of bees as pollinators, and cites that findings of a research published in the Journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," which indicate decline in bee population in the U.S.

The article focuses on the efforts made by the wildlife photographer Steve Winter to promote and conserve wild cats. Topics discussed include his trekking to India's Hemis National Park to capture snow leopards, photographs of a leaping jaguar, cheetah cubs and a bobcat in Los Angeles freeway, and a Hollywood cougar, and his views on the initiatives of Panthera, a wild cat conservation group.

The article discusses the efforts of restoring the dwindling migratory number of North America's monarch butterflies, which has been declining over the past decades to 2014. It notes the agreement signed by The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and nonprofit organization National Wildlife Federation in February 2015 calling citizens to help monarchs by cultivating milkweed and native nectar plants like purple coneflowers, black-eyed Susans and bee balm. It also suggests avoiding pesticides.

The article discusses discusses the reported decline in moose populations in several regions in the northern U.S., focusing research on the causes of the trend and conservation methods. Topics include the use of global positioning system (GPS) trackers and mortality sensors to study moose ecology, the potential impact of climate change on the species, and the effect of parasites such as the brain worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) and winter tick.