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Conservation groups say the Hawaiian Islands are on the leading edge of the fight to preserve endangered birds, since climate change and habitat loss are making it difficult for many indigenous species to survive. A coalition of conservation organizations will hold the annual Manu o Ku Festival this weekend to celebrate the islands myriad species. John Kantor, a wildlife biologist with the National Wildlife Federation, said the U.S. ...

An environmental group is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Arkansas mudalia snail under the Endangered Species Act. In Arkansas and Missouri, including along the North Fork River, mudalia are critically endangered freshwater snails. ...

Today is Earth Day, and one initiative in southern Arizona is helping build public gardens providing beneficial habitat for pollinators, from Monarch butterflies to bees and bats. Emily Bishton, founder and coordinator of the Arivaca Pollinator Pathway Project, said the human population depends on these animals and insects, as many of our foods and plant-based products require pollination. But human activity and climate change have put pollinators in jeopardy and Bishton wants to increase aware...

Are you thinking about gardening this Spring? Why not make a plan to plant for pollinators with native flowers and trees in the Northland.

There are many different landscape options for people who want to make their residential yards more welcoming to bees, butterflies, birds and other pollinators.