List of National Geographic cover stories (2000s)



National Geographic is an American magazine that is noted for its cover stories and accompanying photography. Throughout the 2000s National Geographic's cover stories showcased global historical events such as the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and Hurricane Katrina. Cover stories included articles written by notable writers such as David Quammen, Peter Hessler and Andrew Marshall. Cover photos were published by notable photographers such as Élisabeth Daynès, Kenneth Garrett and Ira Block.

The 2000s saw articles written and photographed at locations around the globe featuring wildlife like the June 2001 issue titled "Asia's Last Lions", written and photographed by Mattias Klum with a photo on the cover of a lion cub. Articles featured on the cover of the magazine also included human-interest stories such as "Africa's Ragged Edge", written by Paul Salopek and photographed by Pascal Maitre featuring a turbaned horseback rider in the April 2008 issue. Many geographical locations were featured including Yellowstone National Park in the August 2009 article "Yellowstone Supervolcano", written by Joel Achenbach with photographs by George Steinmetz.

In the April 2007 issue, Fen Montaigne wrote the cover story titled "Saving the Sea Bounty", about the dangers that marine life face. The photo on the cover of the magazine featured a swordfish caught in a net, photographed by Brian Skerry.