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Monday, July 14th 2008

7:16 PM

Recycle Your Cell Phone, Wolves Hit the Airwaves, Polar Bear Whitewash

  • TRIVIA: Honeybees navigate using the sun as a compass, even when it is hidden behind clouds - they find it via the polarization of ultraviolet light from areas of blue sky.

Recycle your cell phone with free shipping and a donation will be made to support Defenders’ wildlife-saving programs -- download a PDF mailing label today!

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Wolves Hit the Airwaves

In June, ABC’s Nightline focused on the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Rockies region, examining some of the challenges facing wolves in the wild. The broadcast featured Defenders’ Northern Rockies Representative Suzanne Stone and our work with ranchers to protect wolves and livestock.

>>Watch Online

Polar Bear Whitewash

After months of delays, federal officials finally listed polar bears as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act in May -- but the Bush/Cheney Administration has issued a new rule that dramatically limits new protections for these struggling bears and the places they need to survive.

Take action now: Tell the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ensure that threatened polar bears receive the protections they deserve.


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