National Wildlife Federation Action Fund: Issues

Issues

Every day, elected officials make decisions that affect wildlife.

NWF Action Fund™ works to highlight those choices for voters who value conservation. NWF Action Fund helps Americans hold their elected officials accountable for their positions.

NWF Action Fund's Main Priorities:

Confronting Global Warming
Protecting and Restoring Wildlife Habitat
Connecting People with Nature

NWF Action Fund focuses on these issues and more:

Global Warming Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

In just one century, the earth's temperature has risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit, and is expected to rise by another 2-10 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100. As temperatures increase, it is directly affecting fish and wildlife, as well as the habitats upon which they depend.

Public Lands

One-third of the U.S.--more than 700 million acres--is held as public land, owned by all citizens. These lands--our national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, monuments, wilderness areas and rangelands--are a uniquely American legacy. Wildlife need big spaces, and people enjoy them too, spending billions of dollars hunting, fishing and watching wildlife.

Wetlands

Protecting America's waters--from the smallest of underground channels to the largest lakes and streams--is essential to protecting wildlife.

Endangered Species Wolf

Since 1973, the Endangered Species Act has saved 99 percent of listed species from extinction. It has successfully recovered bald eagles, Yellowstone grizzly bears, gray wolves and whooping cranes to name but a few. However, this important wildlife conservation law has come under constant assault.

Targetglobalwarming.org

According to a 2006 NWF poll, 71 percent of U.S. hunters and anglers said that global warming poses a serious threat to the fish and wildlife. What are these threats? What can Americans do to protect their sporting pastimes? Get the answers at Targetglobalwarming.org.

NWF Action Fund™ is a 501 (c)(4) organization that advocates for the conservation interests of hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts from all walks of life and political stripes. We are committed to encouraging participation in the democratic process and inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children's future. NWF Action Fund is the lobbying and accountability arm of the National Wildlife Federation.