Category: Around the Web

As wolves make their way back to California, wildlife managers find themselves encountering plenty of rumor and suspicion. Many wolf critics suspect the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is...

After a three-year pursuit of the ivory-billed woodpecker in Louisiana, researchers say they have discovered that the species, once thought to be extinct, is still around. The team used visual...

When injured animals are rescued from the wild, making it through rehabilitation is no guarantee. To find out what factors influence the outcome as part of a grant focused on...

Extreme wildfires have caused catastrophic damage to the people and ecosystems of California, but what about aquatic ecosystems? In a video created in a collaboration between the California Department of...

When boa constrictors squeeze their prey to death, why don’t they end up suffocating themselves? Writing in the Journal of Experimental Biology, researchers discovered that the snake has a very...

California plans to break ground on April 22—Earth Day—for what it’s calling the world’s largest wildlife crossing. The bridge will cross 10 lanes of Highway 101 and a feeder road...

We usually think of spiders sensing the physical vibrations of prey on their webs. But researchers believe spiders also use their webs to extend their hearing. Using a soundproof room,...

Researchers have discovered an unusual gathering of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) near Guadalupe Island, off Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Studying the movements of tagged sharks, researchers found they formed tight...

Two black bear (Ursus americanus) cubs orphaned last July when their sow was shot and killed in Colorado in a suspected case of poaching were released back into the wild....

The Boone and Crockett Club recently presented the Mule Deer Foundation with a Conservation Stewardship Award, recognizing the foundation’s work in natural resource conservation and stewardship. The award is presented...