For decades, wildlife managers have worked widely with different bear species, from controlling problem bears in campsites, to conserving imperiled species like polar bears. This work has evolved greatly. For example, 60 years ago, managers …
Over the 50 years since mottled ducks were introduced to South Carolina, the results have been mixed. Hunters and others certainly like having them around, but their influence on the local ecosystem and other birds …
Arroyo toads’ have seemingly weathered long-term drought in California, but the desert specialists are still disappearing from some of their former wetland breeding sites. The arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus) is only found in California in …
Even though you may think you’re doing everything right to protect wildlife—planting pollinator gardens or native trees—even a simple sandwich you buy for lunch can add to the biodiversity crisis. When you pay for a …
Efforts to save whales on the West Coast often focus on individual stressors—things like entanglements in fishing gear or vessel strikes. But since humans pose multiple threats to whales, researchers say a collaborative, multifaceted approach …
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 …
A new bill introduced to the U.S. Senate would reauthorize and expand migratory bird conservation programs funded by the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. The Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act (S.4187), introduced …
Mosquito control and captive breeding may be the only ways to save two Hawaiian bird species hurtling toward extinction on the island of Kauai. Only a few dozen ‘akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi) live in the wild, …
Phosphorus is a key ingredient in fertilizer, but this resource is running out. That’s because most of the phosphorus used for agriculture is mined from a finite source of mineral-rich rocks, which leaches from farms …
For urban wildlife, adapting to city life means changing the times of day when they would usually be active in more natural settings. “In order for species to function within novel ecosystems, we know some …
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