On June 14, 1979, Audubon staff member Doris Mager made a strong stand for Florida’s birds of prey – she climbed into an inactive Bald Eagle nest and stayed there for six days and five nights. The purpose of this bold stunt was to raise awareness of the plight of the Bald Eagle and to raise funds to build a premier rehabilitation facility to care for injured birds. Her efforts were successful - and four months later the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey opened its doors.

The Maasai Steppe heartland of Tanzania is a breathtaking landscape of woodlands, bush land and open grasslands. Rare animals like African wild dog, the fringe-eared oryx, and the African lion call this vast area of over 10 million acres home – but populations of these species have dwindled in recent years due to conflicts with the Massai people who share 92 percent of this land.

To many, the Bald Eagle stands as a symbol of long life and great strength – and one facility in Virginia is making sure that this proud predator lives up to its reputation.

They say that the dog is man’s best friend – but one type of dog may become a thing of the past without a little help.The African wild dog is one of the world’s most endangered species, and one of the great conservation challenges for the 21st Century.

It’s a success story to be proud of – the American Bald Eagle’s removal from the endangered species list. But this respected raptor serves as more than just a symbol of long life and great strength, it provides information on the health of our environment.

There are approximately 52 free-ranging Mexican gray wolves in the southwestern United States. With such a small population, each individual wolf and each wolf pack is critical to the population's long-term survival. Scientists believe there is the biological potential in Mexican wolves to establish vigorous wild populations if conflicts with humans can be resolved.