Rice fields help threatened California snakes
Federally threatened garter snakes in California are using flooded rice paddies as refuges, but irregular management practices may limit the help these agricultural ...
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Bronx River turtles persist, despite pollution
Hundreds of years ago, the Bronx River was rife with aquatic reptiles like common snapping turtles, musk turtles and painted turtles. But only a few species have ...
Stressed tadpoles develop lower fitness as adults
For frogs, a stressful early life as a tadpole can lead to long-term fitness consequences in adulthood. “Even though you have this huge change in body morphology ...
Wild Cam: Tracking the rewilding of a Malawi park
Wildlife managers with the U.S. Forest Service are partnering with international colleagues in Malawi to track the revitalization of wildlife decimated by poaching. ...
Watch: Spiders risk lives to attract cannibalistic mates
It’s never easy to find the right partner. But male wolf spiders face the extra challenge of getting eaten by predators while making their elaborate courtship ...
Better collaboration needed to tackle pervasive cat disease
Wildlife managers, doctors and veterinarians need to collaborate more to get ahead of toxoplasmosis — a zoonotic disease originating in felines — which affects ...