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June/July 2008, vol. 46 no. 4
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	About This Issue A Force to Be Reckoned With By Mark Wexler, Editorial Director

	Backyard Habitat Ten Steps to Drought-Resistant Gardening By Janet Marinelli

	Green Consumer Give Your House an Efficiency Checkup By Hannah Schardt

	Natural Inquiries Finding Refuge in an Urban Jungle By Jen Uscher

	Conservation An Unlikely Alliance By Tom Dickson

	Action Report How National Wildlife Federation Is Making a Difference

	NWF View Doing Nothing Doesn’t Work By Larry J. Schweiger, President and Chief Executive Officer

	Say It with Feathers

	The Enemy of My Enemy

	Tainted Love Songs

	Home Sweet Home

	West Coast Cancels Salmon Fishing —web exclusive

Counting Sheep
By Paul Tolmé
Conservation efforts seem to be paying off for bighorns in the West, where the animals face a range of threats from disease to habitat loss to global warming

Restoring Rare Beauties
By Heather Millar
From coast to coast, dozens of U.S. butterflies are in trouble, inspiring a host of efforts to protect the beloved insects

Unexpected Wildlife
Across the country, some of the best opportunities to view birds and other wild creatures can occur in rather unlikely places; consider these four locations

Robot to the Rescue
By Jim Morrison
In a study of how oil and gas drilling affect breeding sage-grouse, a biologist relies on insights from a mechanical bird

Tasmania's Devil of a Problem
By Wendee Holtcamp
The world’s most famous marsupial predator may face extinction within 15 years from a contagious cancer

Borneo's Wild Gliders
By Tim Laman
From snakes and frogs to giant squirrels, this Southeast Asian island is home to a greater variety of flying animals than any other place on Earth

Ready for Takeoff
Photograph by Jan Vermeer
A fledgling glaucous gull strengthens its wings in preparation for its first flight, while a parent looks on

Help Butterflies and Other Pollinators

Free, online items show gardeners and others how to take simple steps to support pollinators

Do-It-Yourself Energy Audit

Survey your home for energy wasters and make plans to improve efficiency

Surviving on a Wing and a Prayer

The remarkable comeback of Florida’s Schaus swallowtail was due largely to the work of a single individual

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