Wildlife

Learn about the ecological impacts of the oil and gas industry through FracTracker articles, maps, and imagery.

Wildlife & Ecology

Explore the articles and maps below to learn the impact of fracking on wildlife and ecology. Oil and gas activities can harm endangered species, critical habitats, watersheds, and ecosystems by polluting the air and water, installing disrupting infrastructure such as roads or pipelines, creating noise and light pollution, and more.

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Learn about the impact of fracking on wildlife and ecology through visualizations such as maps, digital atlases of critical watersheds, and aerial photography.

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January 22, 2018

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Sandhill Crane

Giving Voice to the Sandhill Cranes: Place-based Arguments against Keystone XL

November 8, 2017

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By Wrexie Bardaglio, guest commentator When we hear his call,…

Indian Creek - Part of Bears Ears National Monument

Nationally treasured federal lands face threats by oil, gas, and other extractive uses

October 10, 2017

The United States is blessed with some of the most diverse…

$River Healers drone footage of fracking site in NM$

Protect Greater Chaco: Drone surveillance of regional fracking sites in NM

September 21, 2017

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By Tom Burkett - River Healer Spokesperson, New Mexico…

Forest fragmentation in PA

Forest Fragmentation and O&G Development in PA’s Susquehanna Basin

June 6, 2017

In this forest fragmentation analysis, FracTracker looked at…