NATIONAL WILDLIFE
Volume 37, Number 2 , February/March 1999
20 TO SAVE A REEF
By Ted Levin
Understanding the corol necklace
off of Florida's southern tip is the
first step to conserving it
30 WHY BIRDS LOVE
THE BIG APPLE
By Vaterie Feldner
New York City is among hundreds of places
now designated as Important Bird Areas
36 SNAKE CHARMER
Story and photographs
By D. Bruce Means
The author has learned that Americans
deadliest snake, the eastern diamondback
rattler, is surprisingly timid
42 DUBIOUS DAYS
IN THE DELTA
ByAtan Huffman
Proposed flood-control prolects in the
Mississippi Delta could destroy natural
resources while benefiting few people
46 TESTING THE
DEPTHS OF LIFE
By Michael Tennesen
Northern elephant seals migrate farther
than any other mammal, spending
much of their time at bone-crushing
depths. How do they do it?
52 HOW TO SPY ON
ANALBATROSS
By Les l.ine
With the help of tiny transmitters
and orbiting satellites, scientists are
discovering that birds have some
astonishing destinations
DEPARTEMENT
6 This Issue
8 Reader's View
9 NWFView
10 News of the Wild
14 Natural Gardening
16 Your Health
18 Classic Behavior
62 NWF Members at Work
68 American Heritage
70 Natural Debate
71 Final Frame
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE
Volume 37, Number 3 , April / May 1999
18 DRAMA IN AN
UNTAMED ECOSYSTEM
By Sharon Begley
While people wrestle over the future of
Alaska's Copper River Delta, nature has
been unfolding her own plans
26 LIVING ON THE FRINGE
By Gary Turbak
Photographs by Michael Evan Seweli
There's a prowler loose in America's
suburbs, but don't worry, the bobcat is only
looking for rodents
32 SYLVIA EARLESS
EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
By Mark Wetter
The renowned oceonographer is passionate
about protecting the underwater realm
34 FATAL ATTRACTION
Text and photos by Michael Tennesen
Ravens are flourishing in the Southwest,
and that is bad news for desert tortoises
40 MAKING SENSE
OF MANATEES
By Doitg Stewart
Photographs by DougUis Faulkner
Scientists are just beginning to understand
the complicated behavior of these mommats
48 SHROUDED IN SECRECY
By Bill Donahue
Photographs hy Gary Brnasch
The marbled murrelet is one of the
least-studied species on the continent
50 STAR BILLING
By Les Line
Photographs hy Arthur Morris
With flashy colors and specialized bills,
roseate spoonbills command attention
DEPARTEMENT
6 Readers 'Views
7 NWFView
8 News of the Wild
12 Bird-Watching
14 Science Sleuths
16 Your Health
60 NWF Members at Work
66 Classic Behavior
67 Final Frame
NATIONAL WILD LIFE
Volume 37, Number 4, June/July 1999
BORDERIN6 ON 22
EXTREMES
By Vicki Monks
Photographs by Russell C. Hansen
Along our southern border, birds cope
in a region that is becoming drier
SEEKING AN END TO A 30
FLOOD OF CLAIMS
By foby Warrick
Some communities are now opting to move
homeowners to higher ground
CAUGHT IN A DOG FIGHT 34
By Doug Stewart
Photographs by Erwin and Peggy Bauer
Competing with larger canines, the swift fox
struggles to survive in its grassland home
THE RETURN OF KAUILA 40
By Anne Rillero
In Hawaiian legends, a turtle named Kauila
watched over children playing on the shore.
Now people are returning the favol.
DEATH IN THE 48
GULF OF MEXICO
By foby Warrick
An annual "dead zone" spooks fishermen
and challenges reseachers
HELLDIVER 54
By Frank Kuznik
Photographs by Torn f. Ulrich
Scientists continue to make surprising
discoveries about the red-necked grebe
NWFView 9
News of the Wild 10
Natural Gardening 14
In a town where lawns are canned,
wildlife and community pride flourish
Unusual Habitats 18
Atlantic Coast least terns flock to a
mall in search of home furnishings
Your Health 20
I low houseplants help clean
pollutants from the air in your home
NWF Members at Work 64
Motion Pictures 69
A new film brings the complex
lives of wolves to the giant screen
Beachcombing 74
Tracking the treasures, toys and trash
that wash up on the nation's shores
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE
Volume 37, Number. 5, August/September 1999
AN AMERICAN 18
ORIGINAL
By Les Line
The Okefenokee Swamp's
reputation as a forbidding place
hasn't deterred stalwart
scientists from probing the
secrets of this
national treaure
MAKE WAY 28
FOR MOOSE
By William K. Stevens
The huge animals
resurgence in the northeastern
United States is causing
some catastrophic encounters
with people
PAINTED INTO A 34
CORNER
By Howard Youth
Can the country's
most colorful songbird, the
painted bunting, pull out
of its tailspin?
WHAT PESTS WANT 40
IN YOUR HOME
By Peter Jaret
How you can thwart
some common household pests without
poisoning yourself
THE ART OF BULLYING 50
By Yva Momatink & fason Baker
Photographs by
fohn Eastcott & Yva Momatiuk
In Alaska, violence in a
northern fur seal colony is really all
about social harmony
DEPARTMENTS
9 NWF View
10 News of the Wild
14 Natural Gardening
Seek out native roses for flower beds
16 Natural Inquiries
Researchers are exposing the strange
and hidden lives of naked mole-rats
60 NWF Members at Work
64 Adventures Afield
For many U.S. scientists, the days of
hit-and-run research are over
66 Urban Life
One Northwest resident says what's
good for salmon is good for people
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NATIONAL WILDLIFE
Volume 37, Number 6, October/November 1999
18 HOMELESS ON THE
RANGE
By Peter Friederici
The pronghorn's speed is legendary,
but in many of the rangelands
of the American West, the sleek
animal can't outrun the constant
changes to its habitat
28 BATTLE OF THE TITANS
By Richard ElUs
What happens when a sperm
whale clashes with a giant squid
in the depths of the sea?
Despite fanciful stories to the contrary,
the mysterious squid inevitably
comes out on the losing end
32 NAVIGATING WITH A
BUILT-IN COMPASS
By Sharon Levy
Researchers are finding surprises
in the ways animals navigate from
one location to another using
the Earth's magnetic fields
40 PRYING INTO THE
LIVES OF FROGS
By Kathryn Phillips
Details of amphibian biology hold clues to
the decade-old mystery of the creatures'
disappearances and deformities
48 WHEN NATURE
GOES NUTS
By Les Line
An astonishing array of animals are
linked in some surprising ways to mighty
oak and its bounty
DERARTEMENT
7 NWFView
8 News of the Wild
14 Your Health
If you think your pollen allergies are
worsening, you're probably right
16 Natural Gardening
Though your garden may be fading.
it's still filled with seeds of new life
62 NWF Members at Work
66 Creative Solutions
Can American motorists yield the right-
of-way to wild creatures?
70 Natural Inquiries
Think your plants can't see, feel or
taste? Think again.
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