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National Wildlife's Oct-Nov 2019 Issue cover

October–November 2019

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

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

Eating pussy willow in Alaska, a North American porcupine appears soft in the sun yet bears thousands of barbed quills that can spear potential predators.

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Latest Issue

Flock of Arctic Sandpipers, Red knots, Curved-billed Curlews and Hudsonian Godwits, Bahía Lomas, Tierra del Fuego, Chile.

Going the Distance

Aided by new technology, scientists gain insight into long-distance bird migrations—and explore a growing list of threats the animals face along the way.
GFWPC 2019

Common Porcupine climbing tree

Pining Away?

As the climate shifts, porcupines face a prickly future.
Wild Canada lynx stretching while walking, North Bay, Ontario; Inset bobcat walking the river bank, Yellowstone National Park

Crossing Lines

Humans are changing how wild species meet and mate—with unpredictable consequences.
Feral Hogs opening spread

Hogs Gone Wild

Relentlessly spreading across the nation, feral hogs devour crops, destroy property and degrade wildlife habitat—accelerating the search for lethal solutions.
Collin O’Mara address the press pool on Capitol Hill before the introduction of Recovering America's Wildlife Act

President’s View: Support a Game Changer for Wildlife

More than 1 million animal and plant species could vanish in the coming decades, but we can avoid dire outcomes if we all act quickly.
Collin O'Mara and daughter, Delaware Bay

La Visión del Presidente: El Momento para Salvar a la Vida Silvestre es Ahora

Las plantas y los animales de la Tierra se encuentran en riesgo, el cual incrementa a un ritmo sin precedentes.
Black Rhinos, Lewa Downs, Kenya

News of the Wild

Shrinking mammals, how coral reefs break waves, bears hooked on human food
Chimney Swift adult sitting on nest in chimney

Safe Harbor for Chimney Swifts

As open chimneys vanish, good-hearted bird lovers are stepping up to provide new nesting spaces.
Prairie Warbler adult, perched on leaves, autumn, U.S.A.

Hard Times for the “Tree of Life”

Essential to the survival of scores of animal and plant species, oak forests are in steep decline.
Kids celebrate harvest at urban farm site on 134th street, New York City

Urban Farms Nurture Youth

A program called Harlem Grown helps kids thrive—and expands their connection to nature.
Mating Emerald Glass Frogs

Nature’s Witness: Private Moment

"Embracing" frogs—and the challenges they face
Anan Creek, Tongass National Forest, Alaska

Working for Wildlife

Read the latest updates from the National Wildlife Federation
Neotropical ant feeding on extrafloral nectaries located at base of a flowers cactus, Atuncela, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Shared Moment: Poised to Strike

An ant reacts to protect a nurturing flower
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.
Flock of Arctic Sandpipers, Red knots, Curved-billed Curlews and Hudsonian Godwits, Bahía Lomas, Tierra del Fuego, Chile.

Going the Distance

  • Barry Yeoman
  • Conservation
  • October 1, 2019

Aided by new technology, scientists gain insight into long-distance bird migrations—and explore a gr...

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Common Porcupine climbing tree

Pining Away?

  • Jennifer S. Holland
  • Conservation
  • October 1, 2019

As the climate shifts, porcupines face a prickly future.

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Chimney Swift adult sitting on nest in chimney

Safe Harbor for Chimney Swifts

  • Tony Lance
  • Wildlife Conservation
  • October 1, 2019

As open chimneys vanish, good-hearted bird lovers are stepping up to provide new nesting spaces.

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Wild Canada lynx stretching while walking, North Bay, Ontario

Crossing Lines

  • Lynne Warren
  • Animals
  • October 1, 2019

Humans are changing how wild species meet and mate—with unpredictable consequences.

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Feral hog portrait captured in 2015 by a sensor-triggered camera placed in a creek bottom in Atascosa County, Texas

Hogs Gone Wild

  • Johnny Carrol Sain
  • Animals
  • October 1, 2019

Relentlessly spreading across the nation, feral hogs devour crops, destroy property and degrade wild...

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Black Rhinos, Lewa Downs, Kenya

News of the Wild

  • Mark Wexler
  • Animals
  • October 1, 2019

Shrinking mammals, how coral reefs break waves, bears hooked on human food

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Bark mulch path with Grindelia hirsutula flower, Richmond, California

Surviving the Dry Spells

  • Doreen Cubie
  • Garden for Wildlife
  • August 1, 2019

Follow these tips to get your wildlife garden through a prolonged drought.

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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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Mating Emerald Glass Frogs

Nature’s Witness: Private Moment

  • Photograph by Robin Moore
  • PhotoZone
  • October 1, 2019

"Embracing" frogs—and the challenges they face

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Neotropical ant feeding on extrafloral nectaries located at base of a flowers cactus, Atuncela, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Shared Moment: Poised to Strike

  • Photograph by Kristhian Castro
  • PhotoZone
  • October 1, 2019

An ant reacts to protect a nurturing flower

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stingless bee flaps its wings to warn a parade of treehopper nymphs of potential danger

Nature’s Witness: Perfect Pairing

  • Photograph by Javier Aznar González de Rueda
  • PhotoZone
  • August 1, 2019

The beauty of mutual benefits

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