Month: February 2018

President Trump’s proposed budget for 2019 cuts funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including deep cuts in several wildlife programs. The Forest Service is slated for reductions of up...

When researchers were looking at the digestive tracts of three desert-dwelling rattlesnake species to learn about their diets, they were surprised to find little black dots in the upper intestine...

President Trump’s 2019 executive budget proposal calls for less funding for the Interior Department and emphasizes department spending on energy development, infrastructure improvements and improving public access to federal lands,...

The Red Desert of south-central Wyoming has long been known for robust pronghorn populations, but in the last two decades, herds have diminished up to 30 percent. The deep snow...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a secretarial order last week to direct bureaus within his department to work more closely with Western states on the management of habitat for big...

On Feb. 16, a House Natural Resources panel considered a suite of public land and wildlife conservation bills, including the Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act of 2017...

Imperiled piping plover (Charadrius melodus) populations have been gradually growing since the species gained federal protection over three decades ago, but in North Carolina, they’re rearing the fewest fledglings. Researchers...

Predators aren’t usually humans’ best friends. Their tendencies to consume livestock, pets and us have a lot to do with that. But do they deserve their bad rap? An international...

Louisiana waterthrushes (Parkesia motacilla), which specialize in nesting habitat among forested streams, are negatively impacted by nearby shale gas development, according to new research. In a study published in The...

A woodpecker’s head takes a lot of pounding. In its lifetime, a woodpecker may peck wood over 50 million times at a force of about 1,200 to 1,400 Gs —...