National Wildlife

The National Wildlife Federation's flagship publication, the award-winning in-depth coverage of key US and global environmental issues, natural history, wildlife conservation, and people dedicated to protecting our ecosystems - augmented by spectacular nature photography.

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National Wildlife

Making the Connection

PEER REVIEW

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next generation

Reimagining the American Lawn • At Cornell Botanic Gardens, researchers are testing sustainable alternatives to turfgrass that nurture native biodiversity

Seeking Saltwater Solutions • Can easements aid wildlife and farmers feeling the pinch of saltwater intrusion?

A Mixed Bag on Plastic Bans

Seeing Red

DANCING FOR SURVIVAL • In the midst of an extinction crisis, practitioners of traditional Hawaiian culture help perpetuate endemic species alongside their own way of life

CANOPY COLLAPSE • Kelp forests shelter biodiversity, sequester carbon and provide innumerable benefits to people. But how long can they survive in our rapidly changing world?

LESSONS FROM ELDERS • A FOSSIL SITE IN RURAL FLORIDA PROVIDES AN UNPRECEDENTED LOOK AT PREHISTORIC ELEPHANT RELATIVES THAT LIVED AMID A WARMING CLIMATE, OFFERING POTENTIAL INSIGHTS FOR PRESENT-DAY CONSERVATION

UNDERWORLD • A new U.N. treaty could conserve uncharted habitats and untold species in an underwater Wild West

Do Wildlife Use Tools? • Spoiler alert: Yes, many species do—from brainy birds and mammals to fish and even insects

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'Drilling Down

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