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National Wildlife's June-July 2019 issue

June–July 2019

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

  • Lisa Moore, Editorial Director
  • National Wildlife
  • Jun 01, 2019

Off Spain’s Canary Islands, this green sea turtle snags a plastic bag, perhaps mistaking it for a jellyfish. Sergi Garcia Fernandez (Biosphoto/Minden Pictures) removed the bag to save the turtle.

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Latest Issue

Albatross carcass, Midway Atoll

A Plague of Plastics

From the Arctic to Antarctica, ocean debris is killing marine wildlife—but we still have the power to stop plastic pollution.

The Grand Teton pronghorn migration, Green River, Western Wyoming

Running the Gauntlet

Crops, dams, fences, roads and other human footprints can block animal movements, but efforts are afoot to open wildlife corridors for many of North America’s iconic species.
A fly perched on a yellow pitcher plant (left) and a blue mud dauber sipping nectar from a mountain sweet pitcher plant (right).

Treasure Traps

Known as carnivorous killers of hapless insects, pitcher plants actually offer food, shelter and fruitful hunting grounds for a host of species.

Near Snoqualmie Pass in Washington State, Collin O’Mara visits a wildlife crossing being built to allow animals safe passage over Interstate 90.

President’s View: Creating Safe Passage for Wildlife

Reconnecting and restoring habitat corridors is a top conservation priority.
Collin O'Mara in Denver at the Botanic Gardens to speak at the ECHO Summit

La Visión del Presidente: ¿Por qué cada jardín–y jardinero–cuenta?

Fomentando alianzas y la participación para ayudar a los polinizadores
Bobcat near backyard pool in Scottsdale, Arizona

News of the Wild

Mammals in our midst; jaws faster than the blink of an eye; how birds see the world
monarch rearing

The Downsides of Home Rearing

To support declining monarchs, restore habitat and eliminate pesticides.
Activist Alicia Smith

A Homegrown Hero in Ohio

Activist Alicia Smith helps her Toledo neighborhood get healthier—and go green.
Biologist Julie King and Rebekah Rudy check a Santa Catalina Island fox.

The Little Fox that Could

Vigilant hands-on care keeps Santa Catalina Island foxes alive.
Meerkats, South Africa

Nature’s Witness: Family Bonding

Morning sun warms a meerkat clan.
Easely Peak, Boulder Mountains, Idaho

Working for Wildlife

Read the latest updates from the National Wildlife Federation
Red-crested sunbird

Shared Moment: A Perfect Match

A beak perfectly built for the task
2018 Photo Contest Winners

Crown Jewels

National Wildlife’s 2018 Photo Contest Winners
American Marten

National Wildlife's 2018 Photo Contest Honorable Mentions

Our panel of judges selected these photos from more than 23,000 images as honorable mentions in this year’s contest.
Antarctic fur seal with a deadly necklace of fish netting

A Plague of Plastics

  • Barry Yeoman
  • Conservation
  • June 1, 2019

From the Arctic to Antarctica, ocean debris is killing marine wildlife—but we still have the power t...

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A barbed wire fence is an obstacle for migrating pronghorns, near Medicina Hat, Alberta, Canada.

Running the Gauntlet

  • Paul Tolmé
  • Conservation
  • June 1, 2019

Crops, dams, fences, roads and other human footprints can block animal movements, but efforts are af...

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Island fox released after vaccination

The Little Fox that Could

  • Jaymi Heimbuch
  • Wildlife Conservation
  • June 1, 2019

Vigilant hands-on care keeps Santa Catalina Island foxes alive.

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Bobcat near backyard pool in Scottsdale, Arizona

News of the Wild

  • Mark Wexler
  • Animals
  • June 1, 2019

Mammals in our midst; jaws faster than the blink of an eye; how birds see the world

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Nine-banded Armadillo

No Joke

  • Lynne Warren
  • Animals
  • April 1, 2019

Armadillos aren’t just pests or punch lines, researchers say, yet these peculiar armor-plated mammal...

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American Robin Fledgling

Let Nature Take Its Course?

  • Joshua Rapp Learn
  • People and Nature
  • April 1, 2019

Learning when to intervene—or not—if you find a baby animal in your garden

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monarch rearing

The Downsides of Home Rearing

  • Janet Marinelli
  • Garden for Wildlife
  • June 1, 2019

To support declining monarchs, restore habitat and eliminate pesticides.

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Common eastern bumblebee on purple coneflower.

Bloom or Bust

  • Laura Tangley
  • Urban Greening Part 1
  • April 1, 2019

By growing a diversity of flowering plants, gardeners are turning cities into havens for bees and ot...

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Prospect Lefferts Gardens Townhouses, Brooklyn, NY

A Plea for Trees

  • Janet Marinelli
  • Urban Greening Part 2
  • April 1, 2019

Dwindling numbers of urban trees are putting wildlife and people at risk—but it’s not too late to re...

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Hawk moth drinks nectar from white-topped pitcher plant.

Treasure Traps

  • Photographs by Clay Bolt and Krista Schlyer // Text by Laura Tangley
  • PhotoZone
  • June 1, 2019

Known as carnivorous killers of hapless insects, pitcher plants actually offer food, shelter and fru...

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Meerkats, South Africa

Nature’s Witness: Family Bonding

  • Photograph by Jen Guyton
  • PhotoZone
  • June 1, 2019

Morning sun warms a meerkat clan.

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Red-crested sunbird

Shared Moment: A Perfect Match

  • Photo by Mike Anderson
  • PhotoZone
  • June 1, 2019

A beak perfectly built for the task

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