Nuclear disasters can cause widespread death and sickness among wildlife, just like humans. But after the initial radiation leaks subside, research has shown that wildlife communities can recover to levels sometimes higher than they were …
A threatened population of massasauga rattlesnakes in Canada is facing increasingly unstable conditions at the northern end of their range. Massasaugas (Sistrurus catenatus) in Canada are divided into two populations. The Carolinian population is listed …
Biologists at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio, achieved a breakthrough with the birth of two cheetah cubs to a surrogate mother. It was the first time an embryo transfer was ever performed …
The Bureau of Land Management addressed a federal judge’s concerns regarding recent revisions to greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) conservation plans by publishing six draft supplemental environmental impact statements last week. The plans cover millions of …
When the Boone and Crockett club formed in 1887, there was no such thing as a wildlife biologist, let alone a discipline of wildlife biology. Before the creation of the field, the demise of bison …
The National Park Service backed off plans to use aerial shooting to remove invasive mountain goats from Grand Teton National Park after Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon wrote a sharply worded letter opposing it. The park …
Researchers are using trace residues that mammals leave in soil to better detect which species are present in a given area. “It was really cool yet challenging to use the soil DNA to detect mammals,” …
A federal court upheld the Bureau of Land Management’s plan to remove more than 1,700 wild horses from the Caliente Herd Area in southeast Nevada. More than ten years ago, the BLM determined the area …
In the wake of the outbreak of the latest coronavirus, China has banned the consumption and illegal trade of wild animals. Citing Chinese state media, CNN reports that the National People’s Congress Standing Committee approved …
Over just the past 15 years, migratory passerine songbirds that breed in California have already shifted their range to higher elevations in response to a warming climate, researchers found. “Working for a state agency, we’re …
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