National Wildlife

The National Wildlife Federation's flagship publication, the award-winning in-depth coverage of key US and global environmental issues, natural history, wildlife conservation, and people dedicated to protecting our ecosystems - augmented by spectacular nature photography.

FACING REALITY, FINDING HOPE

National Wildlife

Keeping Public Lands in Public Hands

PEER REVIEW

scope

next generation

‘Uplifting’ an Urban Stream • Can restoring city streams bring back missing birdlife?

Be Fire Smart—and Wildlife Friendly • Firescaping and wildlife gardening easily go hand in hand

A Bedeviling Dilemma • The southern pine beetle is decimating forests and creeping northward

Birds of a Feather • From coastal Maine to the South Pacific, conservation decoys draw flocks

Worlds Collide

By My Name • Humans are not the only animals that call one another by name

THE GASTROPOD GASTRONOMES LOVE TO DEATH • Queen conch is charismatic, delicious and in trouble. A U.S. scientist has a plan to grow the wild Caribbean population while supporting the fishery, but some say it's not enough.

ISLANDS IN THE SKY • A conflux of climates creates spectacularly biodiverse peaks and valleys in the Madrean Sky Islands

NO SAFE HAVENS • Blessed with cool temperatures and located far from any seacoasts, a handful of U.S. cities once seemed secure from the worst ravages of climate change. Then came the floods …

A NEW PELICAN BRIEF • Recent brown pelican die-offs in California reveal regional risks for a delisted species

field work

Angels and Devils

The Soft Power of Small Marine Life