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Dec/Jan 2009, vol. 47 no. 1
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	About This Issue Taking Photography Seriously By Mark Wexler, Editorial Director

	Green Consumer Put a Songbird on Your Shopping List By Bridget Stutchbury

	Science Sleuths Solving the Mystery of a Migratory Marvel By Eric Wagner

	Natural Inquiries My, What a Big Bite You Have By Roger Di Silvestro

	Internet A Google for Your Thoughts By Mark Wexler

	Action Report How National Wildlife Federation Is Making a Difference

	NWF View Victory: A Long Battle to Save the Teddy Bear’s Habitat By Larry J. Schweiger, President and Chief Executive Officer

	This Month on the Web

	Sunrise, Sunset Show-Off

	Old Trees Trap Carbon, Too

	Birds Head North

	Bees Ward Off Predators by Doing the Wave

	Orca Numbers Down in Puget Sound

	Bad News from Walden Pond

	Tasmanian Devil’s Status Increasingly Troubling

	Record-Size Snake Nothing to Hiss At

	Mushrooms: Help for Warming Forests?

Photo Contest Winners
By Hannah Schardt
From a cardinal splashing in a birdbath to a leopard lurking in the delta, the winning images of the 38th annual National Wildlife Photo Contest are as varied as the planet's species

Saving the Forest for the Trees
By Laura Tangley
While scientists debate the future of tropical forests in a warmer world, there’s no question that protecting these biologically rich habitats is key to combating climate change

Passion with a Purpose
By Mark Wexler
With help from NWF, a Conservation Photographer of the Year is using an innovative approach to teach young children about global warming

Small Wonder
By Christian Ziegler
A photographer documents the fascinating life of Central America’s flashy red-eyed tree frog

The Secret Lives of Sea Eagles
By Laura Williams
The Steller’s sea eagle, one of the world’s largest raptors, leads a shadowy existence in the remote reaches of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula

Putting the Bite on Prey Species

Researchers measure the biting force of 151 living carnivores, as well as a few extinct predators

Amazon Deforestation Spikes

Rising global demand for soy and cattle triggers an increase in the rate of forest destruction

New Opportunities to Fight Forest Loss

Conservationists urge corporations to "green" their operations

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