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Invasive Eurasian birds might be wreaking havoc on bird species native to North America as a result of a warming climate, according to a recent study. Invasive brood parasites —...

How exactly is it that a coyote is related to a mushroom, or a whale to a human? An online draft of the Tree of Life attempts to answer that,...

Despite having one of the highest rates of endemism in the world, relatively little is known about animals in Madagascar. But wildlife in much of the country is suffering from...

It seems to make sense that chemicals such as alkaloids would be found in stems and leaves of plants and flowers as a way to deter potential herbivores. But it...

A huge, healthy population of prey may be too much for predators to feast their eyes on — at least proportionately. Researchers have discovered a widely applicable principle that could...

The Wildlife Society, along with over 100 other conservation groups, sent a letter to Congress requesting support for funding for the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCC) in the fiscal year 2016...

The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reached a settlement last Wednesday, September 9, dictating when FWS must decide whether ten avian, fish,...

Watch where you step when the weather heats up! The hot and cold phases of weather events like el Niño may cause an increase in snake bites, according to new...

For most of the world, polar bears are beautiful and fascinating creatures more likely to be seen on the cover of a magazine. But the raw size of one of...

A 12-month finding by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) determined that listing the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) under the Endangered Species Act is not warranted. Secretary of...