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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Complicated Relationship with Fall

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

National Wildlife Magazine Fall 2023 Contributors

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

How Wildlife Repel Ticks

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

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

A Monarch Chrysalis on the Cusp

Photographer Krista Schlyer held a 10-day stakeout to get the perfect shot of a pupating monarch preparing to emerge from its chrysalis

Artist Cindee Klement Builds Buzz for Native Bees

When Klement learned that public concern for honey bees had pushed native bee species to the background, the Houston artist got creative