Mexican wolves removed over cattle deaths
A pair of Mexican wolves (Canis lupus baileyii) are undergoing testing to see if they are responsible for a string of livestock deaths in southwestern New Mexico. The two ...
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Tapping into indigenous knowledge to restore ecosystems
When researchers include knowledge from indigenous people — who rely on their environments for their livelihoods — ecological restoration programs have more ...
1,700 wildlife species at risk for extinction by 2070
By 2070, 1,700 species of amphibians, birds and mammals are at risk for extinction as a result of human land-use shrinking their habitat. In a Nature Climate ...
Video: Biologists record opossum-eating tarantula
As University of Michigan biologists were walking a night transect through the Amazon rainforest in Peru, they came across something they had never seen before. ...
Biologists grapple with handling wildlife for research
Handling wildlife is often a critical part in wildlife research. Biologists can’t collar a deer or radio tag a bird without it. But increasingly, researchers are ...
Facing mountains of data, biologists turn to AI
Artificial intelligence is becoming an important tool for conservation scientists as new technologies make it easier for researchers to comb through vast amounts of ...
Bird lover’s board game soars in popularity
What do spreadsheets, birds, and board games have in common? They came together in Wingspan, a board game based on serious science that has become a phenomenon ...
Heat-sensing drones spot koalas through the leaves
Some species can be notoriously difficult to spot, especially if they occupy forests with dense canopies. To detect koala populations through the cover of ...
When wiki goes wild
Patterns in the natural world can be reflected in the virtual world, researchers found. Looking at Wikipedia page view records, they found people’s online ...