Tag: Louisiana

For the first time in 75 years, biologists have spotted sea turtle hatchlings in Louisiana. The Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) hatchlings were found in the Breton National Wildlife Refuge, located...

A Florida bird is making inroads in Louisiana, possibly attracted by another outsider—the invasive apple snail. The first limpkin in Louisiana was spotted in 2017, reports Houma Today, and their...

Red wolves haven’t roamed the marshes of southwestern Louisiana for 40 years, but their genetic “ghosts” remain there in the DNA of coyotes whose ancestors mated with them, researchers say....

After a three-year pursuit of the ivory-billed woodpecker in Louisiana, researchers say they have discovered that the species, once thought to be extinct, is still around. The team used visual...

Work to restore an island off the coast of Louisiana has resulted in a resurgence of water birds, state officials say. Rabbit Island had eroded from nearly 290 acres to...

The best way to track down a cryptic pinsesnake may be searching for trace DNA left in the soil around its prey. Louisiana pinesnakes are notoriously hard to find, even...

Can killing animals within a population actually save that same population? The question might sound a little ludicrous, but as Mark Merchant, a biochemistry professor at McNeese State University in...

Louisiana’s Breton Island is a tiny piece of land in the Gulf of Mexico, but it plays an important role for nesting pelicans and other seabirds. Coastal restoration efforts are...

Coastal restoration efforts have begun on an important island for pelicans and other seabirds in Louisiana. The project would more than double the size of North Breton Island, adding an...

Cormorants spend less time eating catfish at aquaculture farms on the lower Mississippi River floodplain in years when lethal control measures are permitted. “This is good evidence that having lethal...