Month: April 2020

A federal court vacated a permit issued by the Army Corps of Engineers for construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which will carry crude oil extracted from tar sands...

Thousands of miles from the West Coast of the U.S. mainland lies the tiny island of Saipan, a tropical island rainforest often known solely for the World War II battle...

Researchers have announced the discovery of at least four new species of bats. The study — in a special issue of the journal ZooKeys focused on the coronavirus pandemic —...

As people shelter at home to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus, thoughts are increasingly turning to … birds. That’s a tiny bit of good news amid the pandemic...

A final rule implementing a new definition of “waters of the United States,” published by the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers, will limit the reach of the...

The Northwest Territories are beginning an aerial wolf removal operation as part of a plan to conserve struggling caribou populations. The five-year plan seeks to remove 80% of the wolves...

Some of the black bears that get too close to people in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park may have taken a liking to human food outside the park. Wildlife...

Warmer temperatures and food resources — from bird feeders to trash cans — in urban areas change the migratory behaviors of bird species, even resulting in more resident populations, according...

Bats and coronaviruses have been evolving together for millions of years, researchers have found, resulting different strains in different groups of bats around the world. “We found that there’s a...

The Wildlife Society is criticizing a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to seek public comment on a study from one of its journals on oil exploration and...