🚨 ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO STOP EPA JIM 🚨 Clean water connects us all — it sustains our families, wildlife, and communities. 🌊 Tell the EPA to protect our streams and wetlands 📲: https://ow.ly/xQ3k50XNLmq

NWF’s senior wildlife biologist John Kanter has spent much of his career working to protect turtles in New Hampshire and across New England, including Blanding’s turtles. Please speak up for Lobelia -- and turtles across the country 📲: https://ow.ly/YIns50XNmsQ

San Juan Island’s red foxes were introduced in the 1900s to manage the local rabbit population and have since become part of the ecosystem. 🥇 First Place | Baby Animals 📸 Steffen Foerster 2025 National Wildlife Photo Contest Winners 📲: https://www.nwf.org/2025winners

When #AI systems are trained on biased data, they reproduce environmental racism, steering investment away from Black, Brown, and low-income neighborhoods, or treating them as “suitable” locations for more risk. 📲 https://ow.ly/JZIw50XLasu#AI#EnvironmentalJustice

Now entering: Big Sky Country #Montana 🏔️ State animal: Grizzly bear 🐻 State flower: Bitterroot 🌺 Check out our Montana Wildlife Federation affiliate at https://montanawildlife.org/ YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te#Montana 📷🐻 | Sam Parks 📷 🌺| Jacob W. Franks

You’re hearing about data centers more than ever because we are in the middle of the AI Gold Rush. 🤖 Get up to speed on data centers and their potential impact on wildlife 📲 https://ow.ly/F5J950XLaef #DataCenters #AIDataCenters #AI

You moose be kidding me... Fun Fact: Moose spend much of their time swimming in lakes and rivers to keep their body temperature down on hot days, sometimes swimming without stopping for 10 or more miles.

We're wishing you a Merry Rick-mas and Hoppy Holidays ❄️ Let us know which card is your favorite and tag someone you're thankful for! ⏬

This Holiday, Discover Your Inner Elk 🦌❄️ I traveled through the seven levels of the coniferous forest, past the sea of marshy meadows, and then walked through the mountain tunnel. We elks try to stick to the four main food groups: grasses, tree leaves, twigs, and shrubs. 🌳

You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, but have you heard of... 👀

A Red Fox Is Comin' To Town 🦊 One of the most noticeable characteristics of the red fox is its red fur and fluffy white-tipped tail (much like Santa's hat). 🎅 They have such excellent hearing that they can hear low-frequency sounds (or the sound of Santa's reindeer's sleigh bells). 🔔

You've heard of Elf on the Shelf, now get ready for... Which one is your favorite? 👀

We're dashing through the snow in #Minnesota ❄️ State bee: Rusty patched bumble bee 🐝 State bird: Common loon 🦆 Minnesota Conservation Federation affiliate: http://www.mncf.org/ YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te#Minnesota 📷🐝 | USFWS 📷 🦆| Joyce Kleven

❄️ WINTER IS COMING ❄️ Tomorrow, December 21st, is the first day of winter. What better way is there to celebrate winter and the holidays than sending a card to friends or family? 🎁 Whether you're looking to peck the halls, meet Santa Claws, or dash through the snow, Happy Holidays from NWF! 💚

Many birds that eat lots of fruit separate out the seeds and regurgitate them, but the Cedar Waxwing lets them pass right through. Fun fact: Some cedar waxwings have orange tail tips instead of yellow; it's actually caused by consuming the fruit of an introduced honeysuckle species.

In Northern California, a multi-Tribe initiative is delivering clean, reliable, and affordable energy to remote communities through microgrids. Despite recent setbacks, the Hoopa Valley—one leading Tribe on the project—and partners continue to press on. 📲 blog.nwf.org/2025/12/defu...

Do you call them fireflies or lightning bugs? 👀💡 Charmander is a fire-type Pokémon that has a flame on its tail, much like the light on lightning bugs! Discover the lightning bug’s evolution cycle in our blog, "Insects: Gotta Catch 'Em All" 📲: https://ow.ly/4X1J50XJYEE

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) missing the deadline to list the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act further imperils a species already facing precipitous decline. Learn about NWF’s commitment to monarch conservation 📲: https://ow.ly/UUXv50XJZVt

“On the high bluffs of St. George Island, there is a 1,000-foot sea cliff where numerous fox trails cut a path precariously close to the edge,” says Borshanian of this sun and fog-dappled scene. 🏆 Grand Prize 📸 Kathleen Borshanian 2025 NWPC Winners 📲: https://www.nwf.org/2025winners

Kentucky State University is enhancing habitat for two key groups of bird species on campus, including the red-headed woodpecker and several threatened songbird species. 2025 Wild Kingdom grant projects 📲: https://ow.ly/g7Ay50XHE6X Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom 📲: https://ow.ly/yqW850XHE6Y

The Gem state, #Idaho ⏬ State bird: Mountain bluebird 🐦 State insect: Monarch butterfly 🦋 Check out our Idaho Wildlife Federation affiliate at http://www.idahowildlife.org/ YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te#Idaho 📷🐦 | Tom Olkowski 📷🦋 | Tom Koerner

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! 📰 The 2025 National Wildlife Photo Contest Winners are here! They captured nature’s raw strength and its ability to amaze. That ability to amaze—that’s also the power of nature. ⏬ See all of the 2025 winners 📲: https://www.nwf.org/2025winners

USA TODAY featured the winners of National Wildlife Federation's 54th Annual Photo Contest! 📸 The stunning lineup of images was selected from nearly 30,000 submissions from more than 3,200 photographers across the United States and around the world. 🌏 Learn more 📲: https://ow.ly/SIg350XH73f

The Butterfly Capital of the World is celebrating two decades re-certifying in the #CommunityWildlifeHabitat program this year! 🦋 Help us congratulate Coconut Creek, FL, on their longstanding commitment to protecting their local environment! 📲 https://ow.ly/L9Jk50XE363

Looking for winter break fun? 👀 The National Wildlife Federation is excited to share two new resources to help educate kids and families about wildlife and nature during winter break! ⏬ Download the winter break guides for free 📲: https://www.nwf.org/WinterBreak

Monday Zen 🧘 2024 National Wildlife Photo Contest Honorable Mentions 📲: https://ow.ly/B5Un50XE44Q 📸: Thomas Vijayan 📝: Bornean orangutan

The Aloha state, #Hawaii ⏬ State bird: Nēnē 🦆 State flower: Yellow hibiscus 🏵️ Did you know we partner with organizations in all 52 states and territories? Check out our Hawaiian affiliate at https://www.conservehawaii.org/ YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te

You can find out if your mayor pledged to protect monarch butterflies 🦋 on NWF's #MayorsMonarchPledge website:📝 https://ow.ly/2R8O50XCZbu. Don’t see your mayor on the list? Learn how you can encourage your local government to get involved: 📲 https://ow.ly/LRxR50XCZbv#MayorsMonarchPledge

Brown bears weigh upward of 700 pounds (315 kilograms), even as omnivores. The most commonly eaten kinds of plants are fleshy roots, fruits, berries, grasses, and forbs. They can run pretty fast, reaching speeds of up to 35 miles per hour for very short sprints.

Saving the Sagebrush Biome America’s wide-open sagebrush range stretches across 13 states and 382,000 square miles. Despite years of measures to protect this habitat, however, the sagebrush biome is disappearing fast. Read the NW Magazine Fall 2025 Issue 📲: https://ow.ly/ZuA450XAWu4

When the only Thanksgiving leftovers are cranberry sauce... 🥇: People’s Choice Award Winner 📸: Maria Barroso 2024 National Wildlife Photo Contest: Honorable Mentions & People’s Choice 📲: https://ow.ly/RG3j50XAWOX

The largest U.S. state, #Alaska ⏬ State insect: Four spot skimmer dragonfly 🪰 State mammal: Moose 💯 Check out our Southeast Alaska Conservation Council affiliate at 📲https://www.seacc.org/ YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te#Alaska 📷🪰 | Mara Koenig 📷 💯| NPS

Which photo is your favorite? 👀 1️⃣ Green sea turtle 2️⃣ West Indian manatee 3️⃣ Polar bear 4️⃣ Cardinal Help us pick the next cover photo on our social media platforms. Vote by November 30th to let us know which animal we should feature! ⏬ Vote now 📲: https://ow.ly/WPYQ50XxJnY

✨Popular✨ or defying gravity? 👑🧹 Today we’re holding space for hummingbirds. 🐦 Flying through life, hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards, up, and down. Hummingbirds are mostly territorial birds—but if they're flying solo, at least they're flying free.

As many Americans gather this week with family and friends to mark Thanksgiving, we want to take the time to recognize the different meanings this day holds for Indigenous Peoples. For more information and resources 📲: https://ow.ly/Mjgl50Q9zuk

Educators are the heart of what makes the Monarch Heroes program come alive at a school. 🦋 We’re spotlighting 10 amazing teachers who have championed this program at their campus. 👩‍🏫 Want to learn more? Read the blog 📲: https://ow.ly/wrzG50XuYEZ

The western toad, known as the boreal toad, is in rapid decline due to climate change, poorly managed grazing that tramples their breeding grounds, and loss of their wetlands habitat. 🐸 Learn about the breeding program aimed at bringing the boreal toad population back 📲 https://ow.ly/A1x850XuW7V

📢🦋 To round out 2025, we are celebrating this year's top 5 local advocates for monarch butterflies! Read our newest blog to learn more about the movement to protect monarchs. #MayorsMonarchPledge 📲 https://ow.ly/Olfy50Xv8sa#MayorsMonarchPledge

Visit the white sand beaches in the #VirginIslands ⏬ Bird spotlight: Bananaquit 🐦 Flower spotlight: Tecoma stans 🏵️ Did you know we partner with organizations in all 52 states and territories? YOU have a NWF affiliate near you🔗 https://ow.ly/HEH050Wh6te#VirginIslands 📷🐦 | Dominic Sherony 📷 🏵️| Kim Starr

We’re thankful for the teachers who have been a part of Monarch Heroes! 🦋 They’ve created beautiful garden spaces on campus and created a community around supporting the monarch butterfly. 💐 Want to learn more? Read the blog 📲: https://ow.ly/OCMI50XuYhg

The Earth Tomorrow program has been preparing high schoolers for careers in environmental sciences, conservation, and more for almost 25 years. Learn more 📲https://blog.nwf.org/2025/11/success-this-school-year-starts-with-summer-institute/

Humans have driven the spotted owl toward extinction through destruction of their habitat, and by facilitating the expansion of barred owls. 🦉 Learn about the science-based approach to bring back spotted owl populations 📲 https://ow.ly/UGlX50XrmzJ #WildlifeManagement #owls #SpottedOwls #BarredOwls

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s draft rule narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act will protect fewer streams and wetlands from pollution and destruction than at any point since the law’s passage in 1972. Read the press release 📲: https://ow.ly/wHEq50XtGe2

On September 9th, NWF's #EnvironmentalJustice program hosted a roundtable to discuss how panelists have addressed, prepared for, and remained resilient in the face of intensifying #climatedisasters. 📲 https://blog.nwf.org/2025/11/event-recap-climate-disasters-stories-of-resilience-and-preparedness/#EnvironmentalJustice

The Sustainable Furnishings Council & NWF released the 2025 Wood Furniture Scorecard today! 🌳🪑 To view the full list of top and high scorers, along with detailed information on their wood sourcing policies, visit blog.nwf.org/2024/11/furn...

In many bat species, thousands to hundreds of thousands of individuals emerge from daytime roosts simultaneously each night, creating what scientists have dubbed a “cocktail party nightmare” of clashing echolocation calls. Read the NW Magazine Fall 2025 Issue 📲: https://ow.ly/YEaf50XmN3c

NWF staff showed up in force for #NewYorkClimateWeek 2025: we hosted or co-hosted six events, exploring everything from #climate education strategies to fighting #deforestation to renewable energy infrastructure. 💯 Get the behind-the-scenes scoop of NWF at NYCW 📲 https://ow.ly/qWxG50XhJz1

It’s #ElectionDay! 🗳️🦅🙋 Local and state elected officials regularly make decisions that impact you, your #vote helps decide who those officials are. Find out if your community has elections today and how you can prepare before heading to the polls at www.nwf.org/vote#ElectionDay

Owl bat, you didn't see this coming 🦉🦇 It's #BatWeek, so we're highlighting a close encounter between a fruit bat and a brown fish owl captured by photographer Anjani Singamaneni in this 2022 photo contest entry 📲: https://ow.ly/BEbs50TQ96Y#BatWeek 📸: Anjani Singamaneni

Have you ever wondered why bats are so popular during the Halloween season? 🎃🦇 Read more about bat myths, and color outside the bat cave with our coloring book 📲: https://ow.ly/t4Vf50XjgYq