Coyotes hold a complex and often contradictory place in the American imagination, viewed as everything from gods and tricksters to pests and heroes. Praised for their intelligence and adaptability, they are simultaneously reviled for impacting livestock and encroaching on urban areas.

These wild canines are ubiquitous across America, silently navigating Hollywood boulevards, New York City alleys, Florida pasturelands, and Arizona borderlands. Their pervasive presence embodies a cunning, rebellious, and beautiful spirit.

Special thanks to Jerry Rowlette for his amazing remote-camera footage from the Tucson mountains.

Last Saturday, 30,000 people marched in California, calling on Governor Jerry Brown to protect communities and lead a just transition away from climate-damaging drilling.

Join us this Thursday for #BrownsLastChance to keep fossil fuels in the ground. Learn more and participate here: http://brownslastchance.org/sept13/

Witness the remarkable growth of Monsoon, an adorable black bear cub, in the beautiful U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Over 15 months, the Center’s critter cams documented Monsoon's journey from a 2-month-old cub, secure with its mother, to a fully independent yearling.

The borderlands reveal a surprising diversity of wildlife sharing Monsoon's habitat. Neighbors include cacti, coatis, coyotes, bats, pumas, and even a jaguar, showcasing the rich ecosystem of this unique region.

Recent remote camera footage shows the Togo wolf pack's breeding male with his two young pups. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) plans to shoot him, which would leave his pups vulnerable and his mate without a hunting partner.

Last week, the Center for Biological Diversity secured a temporary court order halting the culling. We are back in court this week, seeking to make that protection permanent.

Please donate to our Wolf Defense Fund to help keep the Togo pack safe: https://bit.ly/2PaJxHl. Media can request footage by emailing CenterVideos@BiologicalDiversity.org.

Flowing through the arid Arizona-Sonora borderlands, the San Pedro River is a vital lifeline. This "damned miracle" is one of the Southwest's last undammed rivers, supporting over 80 mammal species—including jaguars and pumas—along with amphibians, imperiled yellow-billed cuckoos, 250+ migratory bird species, and unique native fish. Its incredible biodiversity demands protection.

However, the San Pedro is drying up. Unsustainable groundwater pumping by a growing population has caused base flows to decline by 67% since the 1940s, creating a significant annual water deficit. This crisis stems from unchecked population growth and a lack of effective water-conservation planning.

To help protect this critical ecosystem, join the Center for Biological Diversity's e-list of activists and animal lovers here.

Earlier this year, researchers off the North Carolina coast documented a rare deep-sea event.

They captured footage of a barracuda preying on an Atlantic midshipman, a burrow-dwelling fish.

Male greater sage grouse engage in a courtship display.

They inflate and bounce their gular sacs to attract females.

Birds do it. Bees do it. Even undulating groups of Sierra newts do it.

Following nature's lead, let's do it. Let's fall in love.