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.

IN THESE TIMES

National Wildlife

Following Their Lead

PEER REVIEW

scope

next generation

Trees of Life • Want to nurture thousands of wildlife species for the next century or more? Consider planting a native oak in your yard this fall.

Bayou Bandleader • In life and in his art, Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes melds the distinctive musical sounds of Louisiana with the rhythms of the natural world

Hotly Contested • New York is the 10th state to ban predator killing contests. Should others follow?

Making It Official • Designating a city or state animal can raise awareness for at-risk wildlife, although sometimes the attention comes too late

Ode to Joy

Everything Leaves a Trace • Environmental DNA, or eDNA, is helping scientists locate elusive wildlife—from rare and endangered species to emerging invasives

FRAGILE OASIS • In a New Mexico desert transformed by human activity, wildlife managers create the seasonal wetlands that tens of thousands of sandhill cranes rely on each fall and winter

ANOTHER THREAT IN THE EVERGLADES • Scientists try to reduce the number of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida as an additional biological invasion—a python parasite—takes hold

ARRIVAL • In South-Central Mexico, where monarchs conclude their southern migration around the national holiday of Día de los Muertos, the butterflies symbolize the souls of departed loved ones—and a chance for conservation success

FORMING A BOND • Over eight years of filming “A Buffalo Story,” the documentary’s director and two principal subjects took notes from the animal that inspired the project, finding strength in healing relationships with the greater ecosystem and each other

field work

Group Work

Singing Double