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Did you know whale sharks spend nearly eight hours a day gulping around 10,000 gallons of ocean water? 👀 #SharkWeek Fun Fact: Whale sharks have tiny tooth-like scales that cover their eyeballs. One fish had 3,000 of them around its iris! 👁️ Want to learn more? 📲: natwild.life/SharkWeek

Guess which side our science team didn't approve? 👩‍🔬🦈 #SharkWeek

These are real sharks, not drawings 🎨🦈 Please don't tell our science team, it's for #SharkWeek 🙏 Which shark is your favorite? 👀 @SharkWeek

The future of clean air, safe water, and healthy wildlife depends on the choices we make today. 🌎📢 But many of those protections are being rolled back with real consequences for communities, wildlife, and nature. #ProtectionOverPollution Learn more 📲 nwf.org/ProtectionOver…

Want to learn how to help the moths in your yard? 👀 #NationalMothWeek 🌱 Plant native host plants for the caterpillars 💡 Reduce light pollution by turning off outdoor lights 🍂 Leave the leaves for moths to overwinter Get your garden certified. Certify today at 20% off! 🚨

The administration issued an executive order to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments by 3 MILLION acres. 🦌🏜️ This ignores the will of the people and could jeopardize sacred Indigenous cultural heritage sites and important wildlife habitat in Utah.

Cedar waxwings are named for the waxy red tips on their secondary wing feathers. Insects are consumed in summer, but these birds specialize in fruit-eating during the winter months.

Celebrate #NationalMothWeek, a global citizen science event. Moths are amazing pollinators and really beautiful if we just take a closer look. 🦋 📲thegreenhour.org/activity/disco…

In our newest blog, we break down how you can practice #ForestBathing in any natural environment, such as your backyard, a local park, or a Certified Wildlife Habitat® garden. Where do you forest bathe? 🌲 Listen or read more 📲 ow.ly/SIJW50ZnmIn

Knock Knock. Who’s There? 👀 The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. Still... Why does the possibly extinct ivory-billed woodpecker retain such a hold on fans' imaginations? Read the National Wildlife Magazine Summer 2026 Issue 📲: ow.ly/Be6G50Zp3rV

What show are you binge-watching? 👀 #realitytv #streaming #tv #shows #wildlife

Cut the lights out, it's #NationalMothWeek 🌕 With over 11,000 species in the U.S. alone, moths have a wide range of colors, sizes, and even behaviors. From day-flying moths that mimic hummingbirds to nighttime beauties that outsmart bats. Read more 📲 ow.ly/mTjZ50Zp18v

July 20 is #NationalMoonDay! 🌕 Celebrate with a #GreenHour and head outside for a moonlit nature walk and discover the wonders of nighttime wildlife. @llbean 📲thegreenhour.org/activity/go-fo…

This week, communities in more than a dozen states are breathing some of the worst air in the world as #wildfire smoke blankets the sky. 🔥🌁 Wildfires are a well-known danger to people and wildlife, but their smoke has its own health risks. Learn more:📲 ow.ly/FKCi50ZoWye

Ruby-throated hummingbirds move exceptionally quickly; they are capable of rapidly beating their wings more than 50 times a second. These hummingbirds are very small, growing only 3.5 inches (nine centimeters) tall and weighing less than a quarter of an ounce (seven grams).

Sssssssssssssssssssorry (not sorry) 🐍 It's #WorldSnakeDay, can you identify these photobombers? 👀

Why Is Nature Good for Us? 👀 Many of us know that nature is good for us. Scientists are trying to understand why. 🔬 Want to learn more? Read the National Wildlife Magazine Summer 2026 Issue 📲: ow.ly/CmV450ZmxVZ

Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante are extremely important for Indigenous ceremonies, traditions, and subsistence, while providing invaluable wildlife habitat, abundant recreation opportunities, and the fuel for rural economies. 🧗‍♀️🦅🌲

Stop! It's Hammerhead Shark Time 🦈🔨🎶 Celebrate #SharkAwarenessDay by taking NWF's quiz to test your knowledge of one of the most easily recognized sharks in the ocean! 🌊 Learn more 📲: ow.ly/rAWA50Zmxmz

When Cardinale’s wife became interested in birding many years ago, the photographer turned his lens to birds as well. 🏆 People’s Choice Award Winner 📸 Rob Cardinale 2025 National Wildlife Photo Contest Honorable Mentions & People’s Choice 📲: ow.ly/hyT150ZmxEK