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Are You Noticing It Too? Fireflies Are Fading From Our Summer Nights

For generations, fireflies have turned ordinary summer evenings into something magical. Their tiny flashes drift through backyards, fields, forests, and wetlands, creating a natural wonder cherished around the world. For many of us, they are woven into childhood memories, symbols of warm nights, healthy landscapes, and the simple joy of being outside after sunset.

But today, that familiar glow is under threat.

August 5, 2026 No Comments

Press Release

Fitzpatrick, Quigley Lead Bipartisan Effort to Stop Sweeping Rollback of Endangered Species Protections

The Safeguarding Endangered Species Act would overturn the Administration’s rule eliminating longstanding protections against habitat destruction that kills or injures imperiled wildlife.

July 24, 2026 No Comments

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Endangered Species Act

Funding Challenges for Endangered Species Recovery

Our federal lands and wildlife belong to us. Our public tax dollars should be going towards our shared natural resources and ensuring their protection for generations to come. However, the Trump administration’s proposed 2027 federal budget fails our wildlife and us by cutting endangered species program funding by 22%.

July 14, 2026 No Comments

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ESC Update

As we head into some uncertainty of the impact COVID-19 will have over the next month or so, the Endangered

March 16, 2020 No Comments

Pollinators

The Buzz About Bees: Why Do We Need Them?

By Sheila Muckle at Gardener’s Path. To understand why we need the little bumblebee, we need to understand how it

March 9, 2020 No Comments

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Monarch Butterflies

Protecting Western Monarchs

By: Angela Laws, Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation; Marlene Milosevich, conservation volunteer and Jeanne Dodds,

March 3, 2020 No Comments

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Palm Oil

Let’s Make This A Better Year for Wildlife!

If your New Year’s Resolution involved walking more gently on the planet, practicing compassion or being a more conscientious consumer

February 14, 2020 No Comments

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Idaho

Urgent action needed for Idaho wolves

The state of Idaho has long been a hostile environment for gray wolves. Since losing Endangered Species Act protections through

February 7, 2020 No Comments

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Part 1: Borneo Burning: One of the Faces of Climate Change

This post is a part 1 of a 4-part guest series by Sherri Harvey According to the United Nations, 2019

February 4, 2020 No Comments

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PAW and FIN Act

Wildlife Protection Legislation Advances in Congress

Today, the House Natural Resource Committee voted in favor of protecting wildlife, nature, and America’s legacy for future generations. We

January 29, 2020 No Comments

Positive Steps for Wildlife as House Natural Resource Committee Passes Protection Bills

Some Bills Include Bipartisan Co-sponsorship Washington, D.C.—Today, the House Natural Resource Committee voted in favor of protecting wildlife, nature, and

January 29, 2020 No Comments

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Our House is On Fire

Every day we see more examples of wildlife being hurt and killed by climate change. In Australia, more than a billion native species have burned to death, including kangaroos and koalas. Fires in the rain forests of Malaysia and Brazil contribute to global warming and kill endangered orangutans and giant armadillos. Plants and animals are taking the horrific brunt of human excess and greed.

Sometimes I feel alone in my understanding of how terrible this crisis really is and how urgently we must act. People often seem apathetic and behave as though someone else will solve the problem.

But I am not alone. We are not alone.

January 24, 2020 No Comments

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Are You Noticing It Too? Fireflies Are Fading From Our Summer Nights

Fitzpatrick, Quigley Lead Bipartisan Effort to Stop Sweeping Rollback of Endangered Species Protections

Funding Challenges for Endangered Species Recovery

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ESC Update

The Buzz About Bees: Why Do We Need Them?

Protecting Western Monarchs

Let’s Make This A Better Year for Wildlife!

Urgent action needed for Idaho wolves

Part 1: Borneo Burning: One of the Faces of Climate Change

Wildlife Protection Legislation Advances in Congress

Positive Steps for Wildlife as House Natural Resource Committee Passes Protection Bills

Our House is On Fire

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