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Copper Mine or Sacred Land: The Fight for Oak Flat

The group Apache Stronghold rallies against an Arizona copper mine that would create a nearly 2-mile-wide crater of public land at Oak Flat

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Colorado Tarantula Festival Celebrates Mating Season

It’s a last hurrah for male tarantulas, who die within months of their mating-season journey in the grasslands around La Junta, Colorado

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The Cascade Red Fox’s Fate in Washington State

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

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Connecting the Florida Wildlife Corridor

If completed, the Florida Wildlife Corridor would protect 18 million acres of nearly contiguous habitat in one of the nation’s biologically richest states

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For Healthier Little Kids, ECHO Takes Playtime Outdoors

Based on research finding that access to nature makes for happier, healthier kids, Early Childhood Health Outdoors (ECHO) helps rethink playscapes

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Together With Faith Groups, Sacred Grounds Uplifts People & Habitats

Through native plant gardens and flood mitigation efforts, Sacred Grounds partners with faith communities to foster healthier ecosystems

NWF News: 2023 Conservation Awards & Policy Resolutions

The latest news from the National Wildlife Federation & affiliates: 2023 National Conservation Achievement Awards; policy resolutions; the Nevada Wildlife Federation

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Celebrating the Endangered Species Act at 50

Collin O’Mara, National Wildlife Federation President and CEO, reflects on 50 years of the Endangered Species Act

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A Complicated Relationship with Fall

National Wildlife magazine editor Jennifer Wehunt looks toward fall in an era of climate change.

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National Wildlife Magazine Fall 2023 Contributors

Meet some of the talented writers and photographers who contributed to our Fall 2023 issue

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How Wildlife Repel Ticks

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

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

Tiny ants play a big role in forest health, mapping migratory bird hotspots, prairie potholes as pollution catchers and more wildlife and science news