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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...

Mexico saw 35% more monarch butterflies arrive to its mountain forests last winter than the previous year. Experts say the rise may be due to butterflies adapting to rising temperatures...

A lack of predators brings out the color in chameleons introduced to Hawaii. Jackson’s chameleons (Trioceros jacksonii) were introduced to Oahu in the 1970s after being released by a pet store...

Not all salamanders live under rocks or in the water. California hosts a species that lives in the crowns of redwoods—the world’s tallest trees—and although it’s called the wandering salamander...

Biologists have returned 20 burrowing owls to the wild in southeastern Alberta. The owls were taken from their nests last winter and raised at the Calgary Zoo to help recover...

A key United Nations biodiversity conference was scheduled to take place in China in October 2020, but the outbreak of COVID-19 put the event on hold. It’s supposed to finally...

The spread of COVID-19 among captive mink continues to raise questions about how the virus may spread to wildlife and to humans. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed...

Moose in rural Maine are experiencing a record high death rate due to a massive tick infestation. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says that after collaring 70...

Biologists at the University of Cincinnati are studying low-cost ways to improve water quality and wildlife habitat in urban creeks. Like those found in many large cities, Cincinnati’s streams are...

A co-owner of the Boston Celtics has made a $2 million donation to aid manatees in Florida. The Fox Rock Foundation, a charitable foundation overseen by Celtics co-owner Rob Hale...