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Wildlife

Protecting Whales From Dangerous Sonar

Marine mammals rely on underwater sound to navigate, hunt for food, find mates and much more. Noisy military sonar can disrupt their behavior and lead to injury and even death. NRDC fights for commonsense protections that will keep whales and dolphins safe -- a fight that has gone all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more »

Reform Wildlife Services' Predator Control

Wildlife Services spends over $100 million annually to kill more than one million animals. Some of its work, such as preventing bird strikes at airports and controlling the spread of rabies, benefits the public interest, but its current predator control program damages the environment and wastes taxpayer dollars. Read more »

Overview

Global Warming Kills Whitebark Pines, Threatening Mountain Ecosystems

Climate change will have a significant impact on the sustainability of water supplies in the coming decades. A new analysis, performed by consulting firm Tetra Tech for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), examined the effects of global warming on water supply and demand in the contiguous United States. The study found that more than 1,100 counties -- one-third of all counties in the lower 48 -- will face higher risks of water shortages by mid-century as the result of global warming. More than 400 of these counties will face extremely high risks of water shortages. Read more »

Switchboard

Fighting for Wolves

NRDC has been battling to protect the gray wolf in the Rocky Mountains. Hear from our experts on Switchboard, the NRDC blog. Read more »

Report

Danger in the Nursery

Millions of migrating songbirds that nest in Canada's boreal forest are threatened by dirty fuel development. Read more »

Overview

Grizzly Bears in Peril

The grizzly may not seem like an animal that's easily threatened, but its population has plunged to about 1,500 in the western U.S. Read more »

Wildlife Explained

From polar bears and gray whales to buffalo and migratory birds, extraordinary species of wildlife are being threatened by industrialization, overhunting, or reckless population management practices. Through our BioGems program, NRDC's advocacy team joins forces with online activists and local partners to defend some of our hemisphere's most imperiled species and their habitats.

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