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A spotted salamander egg mass below the water line of a vernal pool
TADPOLE A wood frog tadpole nibbles on algae-covered spotted salamander eggs in a pool at the edge of Shenandoah National Park. © Steven David Johnson

Summer 2021 Features

A man stands on an island in Christie Bay, one of the entry points to Thaidene Nene National Park Reserve.

Magazine Feature

Thaidene Nene Guardians

In the far reaches of northern Canada, a First Nation community is asserting its people’s rights and authority over 6.5 million acres of their traditional homelands.

By Page Buono

in a dark image, 8 salamanders surround a few dozen translucent jelly-like eggs, resting on a bed of dead leaves. All underwater.

Magazine Feature

Birth of a Salamander

Vernal pools are as important to forest ecosystems as they are ephemeral. Go under the surface of these muddy waters and see what lurks below.

By Lindsey Liles

A black and white drawing of a swordfish near a baited line in the dark ocean.

Magazine Feature

A New Way of Catching Swordfish Could Protect Other Marine Species

Changing how swordfish is caught can foster healthier oceans and bring more money to fishers.

By Matt Jenkins

A color illustration shows wildlife and plants with some as white outlines to show they are missing due to the extinction crisis.

Magazine Feature

Fully Funding Conservation Can Stop the Extinction Crisis

Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson on what it will take to finance biodiversity conservation.

By Dustin Solberg

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