Even ancient foxes relied on humans for food
By looking at foxes’ diets over the years, researchers determined that human activity has influenced the small carnivores as far back as 42,000 years ago. Foxes typically ...
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Biology textbooks still lack diversity
Textbooks used in university biology classes continue to predominantly represent white men, even though multiple other sources have begun to acknowledge the ...
California’s sole wolf pack has productive litter
California’s only wolf pack took the stay-at-home order to heart and produced a large litter of eight pups. DNA testing showed that there were at least four male ...
Sea turtles’ navigation systems may put them off course
Sea turtles use internal maps to migrate to small, isolated islands, but researchers found the turtles’ navigation systems don’t always guide them with perfect ...
Ecosystem engineers buffer animals from extinction
Species like beavers and elephants that engineer and change the ecosystems around them could help save other species from extinction. A new study may be the first ...
Agencies create new plan in response to declining caribou
Wildlife management agencies have developed a new strategy to halt the decline of barren-ground caribou populations across Canada’s Northwest Territories. Many ...
Wildlife community celebrates Latino Conservation Week
From July 18 to July 26, communities throughout the country are celebrating the seventh annual Latino Conservation Week by connecting with the outdoors. Because of ...
Bird named for Confederate general sparks debate
As America grapples with whether or not to remove Confederate monuments, the birding world is dealing with its own dilemma — birds whose scientific or casual ...
Compiling a list of earth’s creatures
For the first time, researchers have agreed on a roadmap for listing all of the world’s known species. “Listing all species may sound routine but is a difficult ...