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The Great North Woods
Northeastern U.S.
The largest and wildest remaining forest in the eastern United States is threatened by logging and development.
Peace-Athabasca Delta
Alberta, Canada
Tar sands mining upstream from this critical nesting site could jeopardize millions of birds.
Utah's Redrock Wilderness
U.S.
Breaking News: Interior Secretary cancels leases to drill for oil and gas on 100,000 acres of Utah wilderness.
Whales
Ear-splitting military sonar is needlessly threatening whales and other marine mammals throughout the world's oceans.
Cumberland Plateau
Southeastern U.S.
Coal mining and paper industry operations threaten to destroy native forests in the southeastern United States.
Amazon Rainforest Frontier
Peru
Despite recent progress, illegal logging still threatens rich habitat and native cultures in the western Amazon.
Wolves
The wolves of the Northern Rockies have been kicked off the endangered species list. NRDC is fighting that decision in court.
Tongass National Forest
Southeastern Alaska, U.S.
The Obama administration has taken a promising step but now must reverse an illegal exemption to the roadless rule.
Yellowstone/Greater Rockies
Western U.S. and Canada
The Obama administration must halt the industrialization of Rocky Mountain wildlands.
Buffalo
Yellowstone's wild bison face cruel and senseless slaughter each year.
Polar Bears
Global warming puts the polar bear at risk of extinction.
America's Arctic
Northern Alaska, U.S.
Big Oil is escalating its campaign to open America's prime Arctic wildlands to massive oil development.
Laguna San Ignacio/Baja California
Mexico
The rich waters surrounding Mexico’s Baja Peninsula draw abundant wildlife -- as well as industrialization and mega-tourism schemes.
Heart of the Boreal Forest
Manitoba and Ontario, Canada
A proposal to create a U.N. World Heritage site could save the wild heart of Canada’s boreal forest.
Migratory Birds
Mining and drilling for Canadian tar sands threaten a critical North American bird habitat.
Patagonia
Chile
A massive hydro-electric scheme threatens rugged, unspoiled Patagonia.
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