Category Archives: National Wildlife Federation

animal welfare, National Wildlife Federation, Tierschutz

Who Can Outrun Climate Change?

Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie

Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie

It is safe to answer “nobody” to this question. No matter how fast you can run, there is simply no chance to get away from climate change. This year is heading to a new world record for being the hottest year since the recording of temperatures. Here is another animal with no place to run:

“Pronghorn are known for being the fastest land mammals in North America.

But a pronghorn cannot outrun climate change, which is expected to greatly impact habitat in the western U.S. through worsened droughts and wildfires.

Right now, the Environmental Protection Agency is deciding whether or not to establish new pollution standards for the oil and gas industry that could help wildlife in the West.”

Please read more, sign the petition, reblog, spread the word

 

Standard
animal sanctuary, animal welfare, mountain lion, National Wildlife Federation, Petition, Tierrettung, Tierschutz, Wildtierschutz

How to Get Safely to the Other Side of the Road

Photo: National Park Service

Photo: National Park Service

Urban areas against rural parts of the world. Who are the first to lose? The animals that need to go from one part of their habitat to another. In several countries around the world wildlife crossings have been built. These crossings, either bridges or tunnels, make it possible for wildlife to travel without having to fear for their life when crossing highways. It is a win-win situation: people and animals are kept safe.

Mountain lions and other vulnerable wildlife in the hills surrounding Los Angeles are trapped by heavily trafficked freeways cutting through their habitat areas—and many are dying trying to make it across freeways to roam or search for food.

But we have an opportunity to provide safe passage for mountain lions in this vital habitat area by creating a wildlife crossing.

Help mountain lions roam their habitat by adding your voice of support for a wildlife crossing. ”

Please read more, sign the petiition, reblog, spread the word

https://online.nwf.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1999&autologin=true&s_email_id=20141009_ACT_ENG_WildlifeCrossing_Mountain_Lion%7CMTMemAct

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

 

Standard
animal abuse, animal welfare, National Wildlife Federation, Petition, Tierrettung, Tierschutz

Animals and Oil Do Not Mix Well

Photo: NWF

Photo: NWF

Four years after the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico many animals still are in dire straights. Not only have many animals died due to the disaster, but the offspring of many species still is threatened by the aftermath of this ecological nightmare.

“This summer, endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle hatchlings faced many obstacles as they scrambled from their nest towards the Gulf waters.

But their biggest hurdle in the waters ahead may be the lingering effects of the 2010 Gulf oil spill.

Finally, we’re nearing a point where the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council can seriously start reviewing long-term restoration projects in the Gulf.

Urge the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council to restore habitat for Gulf wildlife like the Kemp’s ridley sea turtles!“

 

Please read more and sign the petition

https://online.nwf.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=2D872EEDCDC98056BA9545775514B4E8.app244a?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1993&autologin=true&s_email_id=20140930_ACT_ENG_RESTORECouncilProjects_KempsRidley_RapidResponders%7CMTMemAct

Thank you for spreading the news on animal awareness!

 

Standard
animal abuse, animal welfare, mountain lion, National Wildlife Federation, Petition, Tierschutz, Wildtierschutz

California Sprawling Suburbs vs. Mountain Lions (and other animals)

Photo: NWF

Photo: NWF

When people move to the suburbs not only is land taken away from animals, but the infrastructure that makes these places livable and affordable destroy whatever was left for wild animals to survive. The patchwork habitats are clearly not appropriate for survival.

It should be crucial for all planning commissions to take into account the needs of wildlife in the area.

“It’s clear that southern California’s mountain lions need our help; and right now, we have an important opportunity to do just that.

Help secure permanent protections for mountain lion habitat in southern California—urge President Obama to designate the San Gabriel Mountains as a new national monument today.

Mountain lions need large areas of open space for their “home ranges” to search for mates or prey. In the Santa Monica Mountains surrounding Los Angeles, development of multilane highways through their habitat has forced some mountain lions and other wildlife to attempt to cross these heavily trafficked roadways; and sadly, not all have survived the perilous journey.”

Please read more and sign the petition. And please share, too:

https://online.nwf.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=8C4A227CAE5EA150AA339B3CAE74DDCB.app245a?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1995&autologin=true&s_email_id=20140924_ACT_ENG_SanGabrielMtsNationalMonument_MountainLion_RapidResponders%7CMTMemAct

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

 

Standard
animal welfare, bird, National Wildlife Federation, Refugium, Tierschutz, Vogel

Make Birds Feel at Home

Photo: National Wildlife Federation

Photo: National Wildlife Federation

More and more birds are losing their homes due to loss of habitat. The National Audubon Society is painting a bleak picture for the future of birds, telling us, that more and more species will disappear by the year 2050.

Here are some tips to help the birds in your area through the next winter:

  1. “Provide running water. Birds require water year-round. The sound of running water in a birdbath or pond will be heard by birds from some distance, draw them in for a drink, and possibly a quick dip as well.
  2. Clean out birdhouses. Make necessary repairs to birdhouses in preparation for species that roost during fall and winter. In many areas, bluebirds, chickadees, nuthatches and winter wrens may take up nightly residence in birdhouses to keep warm and safe.
  3. Create brush piles. Save your fall clippings of branches and twigs. Then, pile them in a corner of the yard to create cover for birds that prefer habitat on the ground—such as dark-eyed juncos, tree sparrows and white-throated sparrows.
  4. Increase the number of feeders. In the cooler days of fall, birds increase their food consumption and will continue to do so as the temperature drops.
  5. Plant evergreens. Planted near feeders and birdbaths, evergreens are perfect for providing cover for birds after deciduous trees lose their leaves.”

You can learn more about making your back yard a home for birds and other species here

http://www.nwf.org/How-to-Help/Garden-for-Wildlife.aspx?campaignid=WH14F1DSCXX&s_subsrc=Web_Sidebar_CWH_HowToHelp

http://climate.audubon.org

 

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

Standard
animal welfare, National Wildlife Federation, Petition, Tierschutz

Clean Water = Luxury?

Photo: nicknbecka, National Wildlife Federation

Photo: nicknbecka, National Wildlife Federation

Clean water will become one of the major problems if regulations and laws are not passed to protect them. One species is especially in need of healthy waters: river otters.
“River otters need healthy headwater wetlands and streams to filter pollution out of the waters that flow into the rivers where they live.

But right now, many of these smaller waters are at increased risk of pollution and destruction, because Supreme Court decisions have made it unclear which waters are protected under the Clean Water Act.”

 

https://online.nwf.org/site

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

Standard
animal rights, animal welfare, National Wildlife Federation, Petition, red wolf, Tierschutz, Wildtierschutz

Red Wolves = Red Alert on Extinction

Photo: Rebecca Bose

Photo: Rebecca Bose

Today is your chance to help protect red wolves:

“Over the past few months, more than 24,000 wildlife advocates have sent messages urging their members of Congress to help provide much-needed funding for red wolf conservation programs.

But now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering whether to terminate the red wolf reintroduction program altogether in eastern North Carolina.

AND, the last day for public input on their decision is this Friday, September 12th! ”

 

Please read more and find out what you can do today

http://www.fws.gov/redwolf/

 

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

 

Standard
animal abuse, animal welfare, Defender of Wildlife Fund, Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, hunting, National Wildlife Federation, Tierschutz, wolf

Sad News Update: Pack Mother Wolf Killed

Photo: Center for Biological Diversity

Photo: Center for Biological Diversity

How do you kill a pack of wolves with one shot? Shoot the pack leader, the mother wolf.

The horror of this is that not only is the pack leader dead but that most of the other wolves will die slowly and painfully.

“Washington wildlife officials have determined that the wolf they killed last week was the Huckleberry Pack’s alpha female. It’s devastating news: This killing could shatter the structure of the entire pack and her orphaned pups may face starvation this winter.”

 

Read more here

http://www.defendersblog.org/2014/09/wolf-weekly-wrap-48/

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2014/09/04/losing-alpha-female-threatens-pack-survival/15102151/

http://www.spokesman.com/outdoors/stories/2014/sep/05/officials-sheep-attacking-wolf-packs-alpha-female/

Standard
animal welfare, National Wildlife Federation, Tierschutz, Wildtierschutz

Can Bighorn Sheep Coexist Next To Domestic Sheep?

Photo: Steve Woodruff

Photo: Steve Woodruff

How big is Idaho?  About 80,000 square miles with a population of about 1.5 millions. And Montana? About 145,000 square miles with about one million people living there. Both states belong to the least densely populated states in the US. So why would the U.S. Department of Agriculture have a research facility in close proximity to animals who live in the wild, have not many choices of where they want to live, but are threatened by diseases spread by other animals if they get too close to them?

“For bighorn sheep who make their home in the mountains running through Idaho and Montana, transmission of diseases from domestic sheep are a deadly problem.

Pneumonia can be passed to bighorns from domestic sheep and goats, and the outcome can be deadly to entire populations. In fact, over the last 25 years, bighorn sheep populations in Idaho have declined by nearly 50%.

Right now, bighorn sheep are at risk to disease transmission from grazing domestic sheep at a U.S. Department of Agriculture research facility in Idaho.”

Please read more and sign the petition here

https://online.nwf.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1979

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

Standard
animal welfare, Baeren, bear, National Wildlife Federation, Petition, Tierschutz

Brown Bears and Mining Do Not Mix

Photo: Stop Pebble Mine

Photo: Stop Pebble Mine

Photo: National Wildlife Federation

Photo: National Wildlife Federation

Bears feed on salmon, salmon returns to the same spawning places every year. So the bears come back to these same places every year as well. But if the mining company has the say there will be no more salmon at this place next year. There will be no food for the bears, either.

“Every summer, brown bears gather in the pristine waterways of Alaska’s Bristol Bay to catch salmon swimming upstream to spawn.

But soon, this vast habitat area that is home to brown bears and the largest runs of salmon in the world could be devastated by a massive open pit copper mine.

The Environmental Protection Agency is in the process of making final decisions about allowing the proposed Pebble Mine project to move forward, and they need to hear from you.”

Please read more and sign the petition

https://online.nwf.org/site/SPageNavigator/ActionCenter

http://www.stoppebblemine.org

http://www.savebristolbay.org/about-the-bay/about-pebble-mine

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

Standard