Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news:

NBCs Today: Don’t Poison Tar Sands Wolves – Watch

March 16 – Alongside hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie in the 8 a.m. hour of “The Today Show” on Friday, March 16, National Wildlife Federation naturalist David Mizejewski and live wolves discussed how wolves are in mortal danger from tar sands! The national network program is the largest U.S. audience yet to learn about the impending wildlife catastrophe since the poisoning story surfaced.

Wild wolves and caribou have thrived in balance in Canada for generations in the country’s vast boreal forest, but now oil companies have moved in to extract tar sands oil. As fossil fuel activity destroys habitat for caribou herds, Canadian wildlife officials are expected to poison thousands of wolves with strychnine-laced bait and shoot them from helicopters. Strychnine is a deadly poison that causes an excruciating death. NWF is calling on the Canadian and Alberta governments not to scapegoat wolves, and to manage their environment responsibly.

Watch David’s Today Show Segment

Bipartisan Transportation Package a Major Conservation Victory

March 14 – The U.S. Senate today passed a ...

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