Urban wildlife have some things in common with their human neighbors. Not only do they prowl the same streets—and maybe eat the same pizza. The life inside them—the microbes that inhabit their guts—have similarities to …
It’s tempting to think of climate change as something looming in the future. But scientists have already collected decades of data showing warming temperatures, changing ecosystems, and wildlife moving and trying to adapt to new …
When we think of evolution, we often think of the millions of years of slow adaptations that gradually see ducks emerge from dinosaurs, or large gray wolves (Canis lupus) in cooler climates becoming smaller Mexican …
Chemicals long-banned in the U.S. like DDT and PCBs continue to pose a risk to California condors, researchers found, as the critically endangered raptors feed on contaminated marine mammals along the California coast. Researchers who …
Hunters in the American West know they’re not the only ones paying attention to the start of hunting season. When hunters take to the forest, elk are known to seek out private lands where hunting …
What does the future of conservation look like? What have we learned? What do we need to do to be successful? What are we getting wrong? These are questions that participants wrestled with on Wednesday …
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Martha Williams expressed support for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act on Tuesday, saying it would help address “unprecedented challenges” facing wildlife and ecosystems. “From Fish and Wildlife Services, we’re …
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums is preparing to issue a final report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assessing the black-footed ferret recovery and reintroduction program. Following a series of workshops with federal …
Lead poisoning is suppressing bald and golden eagle populations across the United States, researchers found, in what they say is the first study to show continent-wide, population-level impacts in the two species. In the study, …
Northwestern Montana is a legendary area for mule deer. Hunters go there to seek out unusually large trophy bucks, which prowl through a more densely forested landscape than mule deer usually prefer. The deer have …
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