Liam Niko Photo

01/09/2026

Limited to Central and South America until a few short years ago, Yellow-headed Caracaras are turning heads from California to Delaware as their range expands northward.

01/01/2026

12/29/2025

Imagine a timeline where bald eagles never came back.
Where sea turtles didn’t get a second chance.
Where black-footed ferrets, condors, and manatees quietly disappeared.

Signed into law on December 28, 1973, the Endangered Species Act helps prevent extinction and gives plants and wildlife a fighting chance to recover. Happy anniversary to the ESA!

Photo of a black-footed ferret at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado by David Testroet (sharetheexperience)

12/27/2025

REMINDER: The NC Wildlife Resources Commission is now accepting entries to its annual Wildlife in North Carolina Photo Competition through Jan. 30, 2026.

Learn more and enter at: https://bit.ly/3Z0SnOE

12/23/2025

Boone, NC – After a 30 year effort, Blue Ridge Conservancy is thrilled to announce the purchase of 74 acres on Howard K**b, securing the property for hiking, rock climbing, and other public recreation, and protecting it from future development. The property adjoins Watauga County’s existing 5-ac...

12/20/2025

A nonprofit science group has discovered a great deal about the species over the past decade, but the irruption shows that Snowies still have the power to surprise.