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Green Heron, Six Mile Cypress, Florida

February–March 2020

Read all the compelling stories in the new issue of National Wildlife!

  • Lisa Moore, Editorial Director
  • National Wildlife
  • Feb 01, 2020

Luke Mou photographed a green heron on the lookout for fish, frogs or other prey at Florida’s Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve near the Gulf Coast, where these wary wading birds live year-round.

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Latest Issue

Brown pelican nests on the Cat Island rookery

Restoring a Ravaged Coast

A decade after the worst oil spill in U.S. history, settlement funds from the disaster are flowing into projects to revive the Gulf Coast’s degraded habitats.
Iridogorgia sp. octocoral bush with two squat lobsters

Deep Impact

Corals in the depths of the Gulf suffered a direct hit from the spill—but some are showing signs of resilience.
Men on a boat pull up an oyster dredge

Region on the Half Shell

Along the U.S. Gulf Coast, oysters are key to healthy wildlife, thriving local economies and long-term security of the shoreline itself.
Flock of spoonbills and ibis

Flight Risk

From weary migratory songbirds to breeding shorebirds and wintering waterfowl, millions of birds rely on tattered Gulf Coast habitats to survive.
A whooping crane calling in muddy pond at wintering grounds

Species Spotlight: Whooping Crane

Slowly rebounding from near extinction, this bird’s survival depends on a healthy Gulf.
A young Florida manatee suckling from its mother

Species Spotlight: Florida Manatee

Protecting and restoring Gulf habitat will help manatees survive in a changing climate.
Baby loggerhead sea turtle

Species Spotlight: Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Adversely affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, sea turtle populations will need decades to recover.
Bryde's whale breaching

Species Spotlight: Bryde's Whale

The endangered Gulf of Mexico population may be just one more catastrophe away from extinction.
Collin O’Mara meets with news media on Cat Island

President's View: Reviving a Tarnished Treasure

Facing restoration challenges and building on successes in the Gulf of Mexico ten years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Protesters with signs at climate march

La Visión del Presidente: Levantemos La Voz Por un Cambio Positivo

Transformando el activismo en acciones que promuevan ecosistemas y poblaciones de vida silvestre saludables
Construction to restore the Caminada Headlands

Gulf Coast: Much Accomplished, Much Left to Do

A healthy Gulf requires addressing past mistakes and facing newer challenges by harnessing nature-based solutions
Little red kaluta feeding on Ashby's Banksia flower

News of the Wild

Fatal attractions, seal supermoms and a growing threat to migratory birds
Participants in the Earth Tomorrow program

Working for Wildlife

Read the latest updates from the National Wildlife Federation
Bobcat in tree

Shared Moment: Chill Cat

An unexpected sighting leads to a magical moment.
Brown pelican nests on the Cat Island rookery

Restoring a Ravaged Coast

  • Mark Wexler
  • Conservation
  • February 1, 2020

A decade after the worst oil spill in U.S. history, settlement funds from the disaster are flowing i...

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Iridogorgia sp. octocoral bush with two squat lobsters

Deep Impact

  • Jennifer S. Holland
  • Conservation
  • February 1, 2020

Corals in the depths of the Gulf suffered a direct hit from the spill—but some are showing signs of ...

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Men on a boat pull up an oyster dredge

Region on the Half Shell

  • Katy Reckdahl
  • Conservation
  • February 1, 2020

Along the U.S. Gulf Coast, oysters are key to healthy wildlife, thriving local economies and long-te...

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A whooping crane calling in muddy pond at wintering grounds

Species Spotlight: Whooping Crane

  • Joshua Rapp Learn
  • Animals
  • February 1, 2020

Slowly rebounding from near extinction, this bird’s survival depends on a healthy Gulf.

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A young Florida manatee suckling from its mother

Species Spotlight: Florida Manatee

  • Kristan Uhlenbrock
  • Animals
  • February 1, 2020

Protecting and restoring Gulf habitat will help manatees survive in a changing climate.

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Baby loggerhead sea turtle

Species Spotlight: Loggerhead Sea Turtle

  • Lynne Warren
  • Animals
  • February 1, 2020

Adversely affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, sea turtle populations will need decades to r...

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A turtle surrounded by debris

Life in the Litter

  • Emma Johnson
  • Garden for Wildlife
  • December 1, 2019

The dead leaves, dried stems and yard debris of winter sustain a host of wildlife species.

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Bobcat in tree

Shared Moment: Chill Cat

  • Photograph by Peter Brannon
  • PhotoZone
  • February 1, 2020

An unexpected sighting leads to a magical moment.

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young gorilla with butterflies

Kindred Spirits

  • Lisa Moore
  • PhotoZone
  • October 25, 2019

National Wildlife’s 2019 Photo Contest Winners

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A mother whale and calf in Big Sur

Shared Moment: Safe Passage

  • Photograph by Douglas Croft
  • PhotoZone
  • December 1, 2019

A whale mother and her calf on an epic trek

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