Month: November 2019

American pikas are considered to be particularly vulnerable to climate change due to the high alpine regions that many of them occupy. Biologists have believed that genetics play a strong...

Female copperhead snakes stop reproducing after severe drought. According to a study published in Scientific Reports none of the dozens of monitored female copperhead snakes (Agkistrodon contortrix) in a forest...

The Wildlife Society provided written testimony about the lack of progress in the federal management of free-roaming horses and burros to the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board, which...

After a track record of wildlife crossing success in Nevada, former critics of the expensive structures built to keep animals off dangerous highways have become more supportive. While building these...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $100,000 prize to individuals who develop new ideas that might eradicate or mitigate white-nose syndrome (WNS) as part of a white-nose...

Whether it’s from cars on nearby highways or low-flying planes, the noise from human transportation is interrupting wildlife in their few remaining sanctuaries in U.S. national parks, according to a...

What is the inner life of animals like? It can be a controversial question, but as technology advances, researchers are getting better pictures of what cognition means in wildlife. “We’re...

Predators like coyotes and bobcats may actively use underpasses to ambush prey species seeking safe passage under highways. Preliminary camera research on wildlife populations in the Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area...

A fresh batch of new chicks has brought the population of endangered condors in central California to more than 100 individuals for the first time in decades. California condors (Gymnogyps...

Birds don’t pay much attention to state lines and national borders. Many have a tendency to fly right over them. And since bird surveys are time consuming and expensive, they...