Category: Around the Web

Managers are increasingly turning to prescribed fire to address unhealthy forest conditions in California. But as researchers recently explored in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they are...

A new wildlife management is opening in western Kentucky. Slated to open April 1, the Harris-Dickerson Wildlife Management Area in Hopkins County will provide opportunities for hunting, fishing and watching...

California is halting commercial Dungeness crab fishing after two humpback whales were seen entangled in crab fishing gear. “The past few seasons have been difficult for fishing families, communities and...

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a wolf? Researchers have captured first-ever video footage showing an entire day experienced by a wild wolf (Canis lupus) in...

A fatal virus is killing freshwater turtles in Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists say they have been studying the turtle fraservirus 1 (TFV1), formerly known as turtle...

The Oregon Department of Justice has hired its first special prosecutor dedicated to enforcing anti-poaching laws. Jay Hall was hired in February as a new assistant attorney general in February....

Wildlife officials tranquilized and captured a mountain lion after it wandered into a Southern California shopping center. Rebecca Barboza, a wildlife biologist with the California Fish and Wildlife Department, told...

Mexico has released two pairs of endangered Mexican wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) into two areas in the state of Chihuahua. The wolf pairs, named “Manada del Arroyo” and “Manada del...

Among humans, oxytocin is sometimes known as the “love hormone.” It’s the feel-good chemical makes a hug feel nice. Lions (Panthera leo) aren’t known to be huggers—they can be fiercely...

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center is responding to a growing number of common dolphin sightings and strandings, including five deaths. The sightings are unusual, the aquarium says, since...