Month: April 2019

The European Union plans to ban one of the most common pesticides in the world due to concerns about the pesticide posing a high risk to amphibians and fish as...

As winter sets in and the need for food grows, Wyoming moose (Alces americanus) are more likely to hold their ground when wolves (Canis lupus) approach. In a study published...

Introduced bird species in Oahu, Hawaii may disperse seeds of native plant species long after the native birds that originally filled these roles are gone. According to new research, these...

A student from Northern Michigan University earned the award for top research project at the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society-Wildlife Society meeting. Biology graduate student and teaching assistant...

Before the 1970s, where monarch butterflies overwintered was a mystery. Then researchers succeeded worked with Mexicans to trace the migration to the hills of Michoacan. In the video below, Atlas...

The Wildlife Society submitted written testimony to the House Interior Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, asking Congress to increase Fiscal Year...

Rising temperatures aren’t the only climate-related threat that could imperil turtle species by causing their eggs to produce only one sex. In addition to general warming trends, researchers warn, temperature...

Since the Kluane Red Squirrel Project opened in Canada’s Yukon in 1987, researchers have captured data on generations of North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in the region. “What Jane Goodall...

Typical female fence lizards (Sceloporus undulatus) sport drab brown colors, but a few of them display the shiny blue neck patches more commonly found on males. Previous research has shown...

As researchers continue to restore wolves (Canis lupus) on Michigan’s Isle Royale, some are hoping to learn more about the species’ primary prey — moose (Alces alces). While moose are...