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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.

The Mississippi Fracking Fight: Saving Forests, Woodpeckers, and the Climate

November 21, 2016

By Wendy Park, senior attorney with the Center for Biological…

The Ultimate Price of PA State Forest Drilling

November 4, 2015

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By Ted Auch, Matt Kelso, and Sam Rubright PA DCNR recently released…

Bird’s eye view of a sand mine in Wisconsin. Photo by Ted Auch 2013.

Quick Sand: Frack Sand Mining in Wisconsin

July 16, 2015

Each silica sand mine displaces 871 acres of wetlands and more…

Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling: Risks to the Sea Otter

June 30, 2015

By Emily Watson, FracTracker Summer Intern Sea otters, an…

Organic farms near drilling activity in the U.S. and Ohio

March 11, 2015

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The US Food, Energy, Water Interface Examined By Ted Auch, Great…

11% of organic farms near drilling in US, potentially 31% in future

March 11, 2015

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By Juliana Henao & Samantha Malone, FracTracker Alliance Currently,…