National Wildlife Magazine

National Wildlife is a bi-monthly magazine from the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), a nonprofit organization focused on conservation. Since its inception in 1962, the magazine highlights topics related to wildlife preservation and natural history. Its purpose is to educate NWF’s Associate Members and other audiences about important matters concerning the nation’s natural resources and environmental health.

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Humans Are Forcing the Rapid Evolution of Wildlife. Can Animals Change Fast Enough?

Dec 18, 2024 | nwf.org | Katarina Zimmer

Humans Are Forcing the Rapid Evolution of Wildlife. Can Animals Change Fast Enough? Human activities are causing wildlife species to evolve faster than scientists once thought possible in a phenomenon known as rapid evolution By Katarina Zimmer Conservation Dec 18, 2024 Illustration by Armando Veve. KRISTIN WINCHELL IS USED TO GETTING STRANGE LOOKS FROM LOCALS when she walks through San Juan, Puerto Rico, with a lasso-bearing fishing pole.
2024 National Wildlife Photo Contest: Bright Spots

Dec 10, 2024 | nwf.org | Jennifer Wehunt

2024 National Wildlife Photo Contest: Bright Spots They seized the moment, with memorable results. See winners of the 2024 National Wildlife Photo Contest. By Jennifer Wehunt Wildlife Photos Dec 11, 2024 SO MUCH OF PHOTOGRAPHY IS ABOUT WAITING FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT: a subtle shift in lighting, a gentle breeze, a serendipitous encounter. When those stars align, boom! The result is like a flashbulb. The photographer feels it, and so do we as viewers, even months or years later.
Does Naming an Official State Animal Impact Its Conservation Status?

Sep 26, 2024 | nwf.org | Cassidy Randall

Does Naming an Official State Animal Impact Its Conservation Status?
A Monarch Migration Timed to Mexico’s Day of the Dead

Sep 25, 2024 | nwf.org | Christin Parcerisa

A Monarch Migration Timed to Mexico’s Day of the Dead In Mexico, where monarchs end their migration around Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, the butterflies symbolize departed loved ones and hope for conservation success By Christin Parcerisa // Photos by Jaime Rojo Conservation Sep 26, 2024 Huddling for warmth before sunset, monarchs cover oyamel fir and pine trees at Sanctuary El Rosario in Michoacán, Mexico, part of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.
Witness an Underwater Wild West

Jun 27, 2024 | nwf.org | Paula Moura

Witness an Underwater Wild West The U.N. High Seas Treaty could protect uncharted habitats and species in international waters. See early photos. By Paula Moura Conservation Jun 27, 2024 A brittle star and zoanthid corals colonize the skeleton of another coral, photographed in March in international waters off Chile. Scroll down for a slideshow from the recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition.
Seeking Solutions for Saltwater Intrusion

Jun 27, 2024 | nwf.org | Natalie van Hoose

Seeking Solutions for Saltwater Intrusion Can conservation easements aid both wildlife and farmers feeling the pinch of saltwater intrusion? By Natalie van Hoose Conservation Jun 27, 2024 Osprey (above) nest along Chesapeake Bay. A Maryland farm (below) on the tidal Manokin River in the Chesapeake Bay region has weathered its fair share of saltwater intrusion.
Behind the Photo: A Brown Bear Sees Red

Jun 26, 2024 | nwf.org | Jennifer Wehunt

Behind the Photo: A Brown Bear Sees Red How Kate and Adam Rice of KAR Photography snagged their prizewinning photo of a brown bear fishing—but not catching—sockeye salmon By Jennifer Wehunt // Photo by Kate and Adam Rice, KAR Photography Wildlife Photos Jun 27, 2024 SO MANY FISH, SO LITTLE SUCCESS.
What an 'Elephant Graveyard' Teaches Us About Climate Change

Jun 26, 2024 | nwf.org | Stephenie Livingston

What an 'Elephant Graveyard' Teaches Us About Climate Change A prehistoric Florida fossil site provides an unprecedented look at gomphotheres—elephant relatives that lived in a warming climate—and offers insights for today By Stephenie Livingston Conservation Jun 27, 2024 Gomphotheres—a group of animals including the Rhynchotherium (illustrated above, by Pedro Toledo/CC BY)—existed for 20 million years, but only three of their cousins made it to the 21st century.
Can the Kelp Forest Keep Up?

Jun 26, 2024 | nwf.org | Laura Tangley

Can the Kelp Forest Keep Up? Kelp forests shelter biodiversity, sequester carbon and provide innumerable benefits to people. But how long can they survive in our rapidly changing world? By Laura Tangley Conservation Jun 27, 2024 Off the coast of California’s Santa Barbara Island, a California sea lion rests in a forest of giant kelp, one of dozens of kelp species that dominate nearshore waters along more than a third of the world’s coastlines.
Photographer Karine Aigner's Plan 'Bee'

Mar 27, 2024 | nwf.org | Jennifer Wehunt

Photographer Karine Aigner's Plan 'Bee' How photographer Karine Aigner captured her prizewinning shot of South Texas cactus bees By Jennifer Wehunt // Photo by Karine Aigner Wildlife Photos Mar 28, 2024 "PEOPLE SAY, ‘Tell me about your technique,’” laughs Karine Aigner, the Natural History Museum of London’s 2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year for her May 2021 photo (above).