National Wildlife® Magazine | National Wildlife Federation

A magazine article spread containing text and an image of baby plainfin midshipman fish still attached to their yolk sacs.

Plainfin Midshipman: A Face Only a Father Could Love

See photos of the plainfin midshipman—a fish with lots to teach us about paternity and contaminants in the food web, even if it isn’t pretty

An image of an elk calf staring down a camera trap as the rest of the herd forages behind it.

Where Wildlife Collisions Happen

Wildlife and conservation photographer Rob G. Green set up a camera trap along a collision-prone highway near Yellowstone National Park

A magazine article spread containing text and images of animals that make up a map of the United States.

40-Plus States Submit Wildlife Action Plans This Fall. Here's What That Means.

State wildlife action plans provide blueprints for conserving thousands of wildlife species. As a major deadline approaches, revisit past wins and find out what's next.

A collage of four contributors highlighted in the Fall 2025 issue of National Wildlife magazine.

Meet the Pack: Fall 2025 Contributors

Get to know some of the talented writers and photographers behind the Fall 2025 issue of National Wildlife magazine

A magazine article spread containing text and an image of Steven Saiz throwing flames from his driptorch during a cultural burn.

Good Fire: The Case for Cultural and Prescribed Burns

With the support of science and state law, good fire can help mitigate megafires—an increasing threat for Indigenous and rural Californians

A collage of recipients of the 2025 National Conservation Achievement Awards.

NWF News: Awards, A Great Lakes Milestone, California Conservation

Celebrating two decades of Healing Our Waters, conservation leaders and NWF’s California affiliate

A magazine article spread containing text and an image of a horseback rider in a sagebrush landscape.

Saving the Sagebrush Biome

Scientists say it's time to flip the script to conserve what's left of the shrinking sagebrush biome

An illustration of light illuminating a landscape of different animals.

More data centers, more environmental problems?

As AI’s reach grows, the need for data centers multiplies. So, too, could the ecological impacts without hands-on mitigation.

A magazine article spread containing text and an image of black-footed albatrosses.

As Seas Rise, So May Wildlife Translocations

Countless plant and animal species are threatened by rising sea levels. For some, translocations may be the only way to avoid the fate of the Bramble Cay melomys.

National Wildlife Refuges: A Haven for Animals and for Us

Natural places that have long supported animals and people, America’s National Wildlife Refuges need our help, says NWF President & CEO Collin O’Mara

An image of a life-size bison skeleton sculpture.

Cannupa Hanska Luger’s Ode to What Remains

Art is just the byproduct. Luger highlights how Indigenous ways of life could save the world.

A collage containing images of Skyler Nix and Isobel Lingenfelter.

Get to Know NWF’s 2025 Young Leader Award Winners

Skyler Nix and Isobel Lingenfelter received NWF’s 2025 National Conservation Achievement Young Leader Awards

An image of a monarch butterfly perching on a blooming goldenrod.

New in Wildlife Science: Monarch Migration, Rafting Iguanas, Echolocation

What it might mean that monarchs are delaying fall migration, how iguanas made it from the Americas to Fiji and how bats conquer a ‘cocktail party nightmare’