Issues: 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.




News and Issues Highlights
Wildlife on the Brink
The Endangered Species Act helps save wildlife pressured by pollution and other dangers. See what's at stake across the nation.

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.

Danger in the Nursery
Millions of migrating songbirds that nest in Canada's boreal forest are threatened by dirty fuel development.

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.


What You Can Do
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Help protect grizzly bears in peril

Tell the Navy to stop harming whales

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