The caterpillar of the federally endangered Karner blue butterfly feeds solely on leaves of the wild lupine plant and lives only where lupine thrives. In Ohio, 250 acres of the rare oak savanna habitat that lupine depends upon has been restored opening the door for a reintroduction program with hand-raised Karner blue butterflies.
More About Our Reintroduction Efforts for the Karner »
The world's best long distance travelers are migratory birds.
Birds are a priceless part of our heritage. They are beautiful, they are economically important -- and birds reflect the health of our environment.
Birds are indicators of the integrity of the environments that provide us with clean air and water, fertile soils and abundant wildlife. In the past 40 years, major public, private and government initiatives have made strides for conservation. Take a moment to find out more about our work with migratory birds, or journey along in our photo slideshow >>
This September, The Nature Conservancy’s new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) will embark on its maiden voyage in a first-of-its-kind research project off the California coast.
Help the Conservancy christen its new ROV by voting for your favorite name! Votes will be accepted until midnight on August 31. The winning name will be announced on September 25 on nature.org.
We're helping Australia's Aboriginal people reconnect with their ancestral lands. View our slideshow and when you Adopt an Acre to protect these lands, Pew Charities will match your gift 100 percent.
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/asiapacific/australia/features/noongarjourney.html
Learn why the unique Santa Cruz Island fox is making a comeback! View a slideshow and see how The Nature Conservancy has helped inspire one of the fastest and most successful endangered species recovery programs in U.S. history.
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/california/preserves/scifox.html
Announcing our 4th annual Digital Photo Competition! Submit your favorite nature photos to our contest and you could be a winner! Find out how to enter and check out past winners at http://nature.org/photo
Spring has sprung, it’s time to dust off those sneakers and get outside. During the month of April join The Nature Conservancy in getting back to nature.
Share your outdoor adventures with us and upload your personal nature photos to our Flickr account. We’ll feature a new picture on the nature.org website every day. Be sure to check back and see if your picture is the one we’ve selected. Go out and celebrate Earth Day today!
Check out our new audio slideshow from our award winning director of photography - Mark Godfrey. Mark walks you through some of our most captivating nature photography images and explains the story behind the shot.
Bald eagles have returned to nest on our Santa Cruz Island preserve…and you can watch them live via Web cam!
Check out our new Cool Green Science blog for constantly updating information on what's new at The Nature Conservancy! The Nature Conservancy works around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. Rigorous science and our 720 staff scientists are crucial to our success. Learn about our unique methods, our key scientists and our latest research by following our new scientist blog!
Can Dogs Help Find and Save Endangered Species?
Rogue, an amazing 4-year-old Belgian sheepdog, helps The Nature Conservancy find
rare plants in Oregon that provide shelter for an endangered butterfly.
Please READ and NOTE this story and then check out the great video and photos!