Author: Dana Kobilinsky

Historic trade of critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) may have caused declines nearly six times greater than previously thought, according to new research. The researchers said the historical...

Over the last two decades, the number of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) in North America has plummeted by approximately 90 percent — in part due to winter habitat loss in Mexico and increased...

A massive Burmese python (Python bivittatus) weighing 140 pounds and carrying 73 developing eggs was capture in the Florida Everglades by wildlife technicians last week. The invasive snake, which was...

Decades of records of grizzly bears preying on cattle and other livestock on grazing land in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem have revealed some key ways to limit livestock losses.  “Conflicts...

The story of the wolf’s (Canis lupus) return to Yellowstone National Park has become legend. Their reintroduction brought a cascade of healthy impacts to the ecosystem. They reduced the elk...

Modern tracking devices can be tiny, but they can still have effects on some of the birds fitted with them, researchers found, although those impacts are sometimes overlooked. This blind...

As biologists consider the role that genetic engineering could play in solving ecological and public health problems, one of the biggest concerns has been the danger of genetically engineered traits...

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats. The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...

Crafty kangaroo rats really put the kick into their jump when attacked by venomous vipers. According to new research conducted with the help of high speed video cameras, the desert...

Graduate student Austin Wieseler earned the Outstanding M.S. Graduate Student Award from the South Dakota chapter of The Wildlife Society for his work on examining survival and mortality in the Badlands...