Tag: Wetlands

Urban areas probably aren’t the first places that comes to mind when you think of wetland birds. But a recent study found that around Chicago, even small urban wetlands are...

To learn more about the types of environments that river otters prefer in northern Wisconsin, old data on animal density can sometimes reveal new insights.  River otters are harvested for...

More than half of U.S. bird species are declining, with the steepest losses among grassland birds and shorebirds, according to a newly released report. Seventy species are particularly in peril—they...

A growing body of evidence suggests that the road salt used to melt snow on highways, roads and sidewalks in northern areas is trickling into the environment, affecting both aquatic...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued an emergency endangered listing for Dixie Valley toad on April 7 due to the extinction risk posed by a geothermal project. The Dixie...

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers announced initial plans to replace a rule finalized during the Trump administration defining the “waters of the U.S.”—or WOTUS—under the...

A boreal toad population has become nearly extirpated in an area of western Montana that was relatively recently converted to a national wildlife refuge. “In essence, what we found in...

The Biden administration is reviewing Trump-era rulemaking on laws protecting migratory birds and wetlands. Recent changes in interpretations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Clean Water Act reduced...

Endangered snail kites depend on a good balance of water levels in the aquatic ecosystem of southern Florida. Too much water or extremely dry conditions might give different predators easy...

Burrowing crabs may be speeding up the process in which marshes adapt to sea level rise as a result of climate change. “I actually kind of think it’s a beautiful...