Tag: Climate Change

Heat may stress out snowbirds, despite the fact that they live in areas most people would consider cool at best. As climates continue to warm, this type of stress may...

Decades of observations on humpback whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence have revealed that low fish prey availability may be linked to declining calf numbers. “The number of calves...

Reaching Paris Agreement objectives will likely bring stability to the winter distributions of seabird species in the North Atlantic Ocean. But a recent study shows if carbon emissions aren’t reduced,...

Near-record warming in the Arctic continues to bring in massive changes to the region, according to an annual assessment by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The report “describes an...

Lizards may be able to cope with climate change by rapidly adapting to new temperatures, but not without physically slowing down. These changes in fitness might make the lizards more...

Researchers have long thought that migrating species pay a cost for the energy they spend making long journeys. But what exactly is the tradeoff for these journeys? And what role...

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...

A new bill introduced by the Canadian government commits the country to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The bill sets mandatory national five-year targets to cut emissions, starting in 2030, although it...

Increasingly mild winters in cool climates can cause more disease outbreaks for cold-blooded wildlife, researchers found. And when tropical areas have unusual cold snaps, cold-blooded species there also have a...

Throughout the world, the average wildlife species has lost 18% of its natural range due to land use and climate change, researchers found. About 16% of species worldwide have lost...