Month: June 2022

Mammals need landscapes that accommodate their movements so they can access food, water and mates, and genes can flow between populations. But that movement is often blocked by human structures...

Light pollution can affect monarch butterflies’ circadian clocks, possibly making it more difficult for them to rest at night and fly at the right time during their long migrations. Plenty...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is investigating the deaths of four wolves found in Northeast Washington. Stevens County deputies reported finding the wolves near the Canadian border in...

It’s tempting to think of climate change as something looming in the future. But scientists have already collected decades of data showing warming temperatures, changing ecosystems, and wildlife moving and...

The Native American Research Assistantship Program, made possible by the Premier Partner relationship between the U.S. Forest Service and The Wildlife Society, has selected two students to participate this year...

Florida wildlife officials say seagrass is growing again in parts of the Indian River Lagoon after pollution killed off the grass, triggering a die-off of threatened Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus),...

Polar bears may seem a long way from civilization, but they’re vulnerable to dangerous chemicals that end up in the environment. These toxins get into the water and work their...

When we think of evolution, we often think of the millions of years of slow adaptations that gradually see ducks emerge from dinosaurs, or large gray wolves (Canis lupus) in...

Sage-grouse don’t stick to the ground and neither do researchers. To find greater sage-grouse leks, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists take to the air by helicopter in search...

Wildlife biologists are exploring what is behind a rise in California brown pelicans appearing along the coast showing signs of starvation. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that...