Black bear: a medium-sized bear endemic to North America. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Carnivora Family: | Ursidae Genus: | Ursus Species: | americanus The black bear is the most common bear found in the forests of North America, ...

Beaver: a large, semiaquatic rodent. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Rodentia Family: | Castoridae Genus: | Castor There are two extant species: the North American beaver (Castor canadensis) and the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber). Size and Weight: Beavers are ...

Salmon: the common name for several species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Actinopterygii Order: | Salmoniformes Family: | Salmonidae Genus: | Oncorhynchus There are seven species of Pacific salmon. Five of them occur in North ...

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Native American and First Peoples Heritage Month, WCS and Nature are sharing this story of nature and conservation. Conservation as a vocation was an idea seeded on a fifth-grade school trip to ...

For Americans, the Thanksgiving holiday serves as an opportunity for family and friends to gather, reflect on the year that’s been, and offer gratitude to each other. Indeed, when President Abraham Lincoln officially declared Thanksgiving a holiday in 1863, he did so in gratefulness of ...

After each NATURE premiere, we gather online videos we love into a playlist and round up resources for parents and teachers. From our newest film to incredible footage from around the web, here were our favorites. And don’t forget, you can always subscribe to our ...

The Rocky Mountains are one of the longest mountain ranges on Earth, stretching some 2,000 miles from central New Mexico to the northern edge of Canada. Wildlife filmmakers Joseph and Nimmida Pontecorvo journeyed deep into the Rockies to capture some of its most unique and ...

After each NATURE premiere, we gather online videos we love into a playlist and round up resources for parents and teachers. From our newest film to incredible footage from around the web, here were our favorites. And don’t forget, you can always subscribe to our ...