Category: Around the Web

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed the Gunnison sage grouse as threatened under the Endangered Species Act this week. FWS also established 1.4 million acres of critical habitat...

Researchers recently found that Mexican free-tailed bats compete for food by jamming each other’s echolocation frequencies mid-hunt — a behavior that has never been seen before. Read more at BBC...

A federal judge struck down protection for a species of prairie dog in Utah last week. U.S. District Court Judge Dee Benson reasoned that since the prairie dog’s range is...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are investigating reports of a gray wolf sighting in Grand Canyon National Park—the species hasn’t been seen in the area since the 1940s. Read...

NOAA scientists now know more about the health and behavior of a pod of killer whales off Canada’s west coast thanks to Mobly, a hexacopter drone the team used to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that it will provide $4 million to private landowners to improve honeybee health in the Midwest. The funds will be directed to...

While searching for a newly discovered species of leopard frog —named for its green and beige spots — Jacob Kubel, a conservation scientist with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and...

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that an urgent global effort is needed to drastically reduce emissions and stem a future of extreme weather, rising sea levels,...

In a lawsuit settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to restore habitat and reintroduce the endangered, mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana muscosa) in...

Thornless vegetation thrives in areas frequented by leopards and wild dogs by keeping away impalas and other grazing animals, a new study in Science found. More.