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The front cover of National Wildlife's Spring issue containing text and an image of a Leatherback sea turtle hatchling on the shore.

  • NWF Staff
  • National Wildlife
  • Jul 04, 2023

In this issue: how light pollution overpowers wildlife, the Gullah/Geechee people stand strong, burrowing owls in booming Florida, the science of same-sex behavior in animals, the poppy “superbloom” returns. On the cover: A leatherback sea turtle hatchling heads toward the surf at sunset in Trinidad. Baby sea turtles can be dangerously misdirected by lights at night. Photo by Sean Crane.

Featured Stories

The Endangered Species Act at 50 & What’s Next for Wildlife

  • By Brianna Randall // Photos by Joel Sartore
  • Conservation
  • September 27, 2023

The Endangered Species Act has protected a host of wildlife across the U.S. in 50 years, but plenty ...

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Copper Mine or Sacred Land: The Fight for Oak Flat

  • By Jeanne Eder Rhodes // Photos by Tomás Karmelo Amaya
  • Conservation
  • September 27, 2023

The group Apache Stronghold rallies against an Arizona copper mine that would create a nearly 2-mile...

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The Cascade Red Fox’s Fate in Washington State

  • Text and photos by Gretchen Kay Stuart
  • Conservation
  • September 27, 2023

Newly listed as endangered, the Cascade red fox faces both threats and cause for hope in Washington

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Colorado Tarantula Festival Celebrates Mating Season

  • Text and photos by Devon Matthews
  • Animals
  • September 27, 2023

It’s a last hurrah for male tarantulas, who die within months of their mating-season journey in the ...

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How Wildlife Repel Ticks

  • By Rebecca Dzombak
  • Behavior Watch
  • September 27, 2023

To ward off bloodsuckers, some mammals turn to plants, ants and each other as natural tick repellent...

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Wildlife Science News: Ants & Forest Health, Mapping Migratory Birds

  • By Mark Wexler
  • Scope
  • September 27, 2023

Tiny ants play a big role in forest health, mapping migratory bird hotspots, prairie potholes as pol...

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Forget Fall Cleanup! Autumn Gardening Tips to Help Pollinators

  • By Laura Tangley
  • Garden for Wildlife
  • September 27, 2023

Leave the leaves—and other expert-recommended steps you can take in your garden to help bees and oth...

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Together With Faith Groups, Sacred Grounds Uplifts People & Habitats

  • By Doreen Cubie
  • Community Connection
  • September 27, 2023

Through native plant gardens and flood mitigation efforts, Sacred Grounds partners with faith commun...

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When Backyard Weeds Escape: Invasive Plants on Public Lands

  • Doreen Cubie
  • Garden for Wildlife
  • July 4, 2023

Fighting the spread of invasive plants in the wild begins with the weeds in your own backyard

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A Monarch Chrysalis on the Cusp

  • By Jennifer Wehunt // Photo by Krista Schlyer
  • PhotoZone
  • September 27, 2023

Photographer Krista Schlyer held a 10-day stakeout to get the perfect shot of a pupating monarch pre...

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Photo Contest: Close Encounter of the Bird and Mammal Kind

  • Photo by Anjani Singamaneni
  • PhotoZone
  • September 27, 2023

Photographer Anjani Singamaneni captured a brown fish-owl and a fruit bat in a single serendipitous ...

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Artist Cindee Klement Builds Buzz for Native Bees

  • By Jennifer Wehunt // Art by Cindee Klement
  • Footprint
  • September 27, 2023

When Cindee Klement learned that public concern for honey bees had pushed native bee species to the ...

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