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A new computer model designed to recognize wildlife activities can help biologists understand more about how animal behaviors change, a recent study found. “The more we understand about animals, the...

Even if songbirds are the same species, those found in certain regions of the boreal forests of Canada may select habitat differently than those in other regions, researchers found. “There’s...

Lands conserved for waterfowl in North and South Dakota provide habitat for critically endangered whooping cranes (Grus americana) as they pass through on their migration from Canada to Texas, according...

Consider two common patterns in nature. The bigger the animal, the fewer the individuals. That’s Damuth’s law. And land mammals tend to evolve toward bigger body sizes. That’s Cope’s rule....

Snake fungal disease infects snake species regardless of their ancestry, physical characteristics or habitats, according to new research. “It was totally randomly dispersed,” said Frank Burbrink, curator of herpetology at...

The southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis) — one of the world’s most destructive tree-killing insects — is moving north in the United States, likely a result of climate change, according...

Physicists may not be the scientists you’d expect to tackle conservation issues, but a group of them recently used modeling technique to show how species — even ones that are...

For decades, biologists have struggled to accurately count wildlife populations. They’ve had to combine high-quality data from smaller sites with less reliable information from broader areas. Recent research by Indian...

Armed with cans of bear spray they hope to never use, recreationists in the Alaskan wilderness dread crossing paths with brown bears (Ursus arctos). But these large carnivores seem wary...

The northward spread of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) may be unstoppable, according to new research. Deer have been creeping north for decades, invading Canada’s boreal forests and creating problems for...