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June 17, 2022

What’s drawing dolphins to New York Harbor?

Dolphins have been appearing more and more in New York Harbor, raising questions about what is bringing them to the area. To better understand, researchers are looking at the behaviors...

June 16, 2022

Report supports COVID-19 originating with a virus in bats

Researchers continue to point to COVID-19 likely originating in a virus carried by bats before it spilled over into an animal at a wildlife market and eventually to humans. In...

June 15, 2022

Avian flu reaches Southwest

Arizona has reported the first cases of avian flu in the Southwest. The Arizona Game and Fish Department announced that federal wildlife officials confirmed the disease in three wild cormorants...

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June 14, 2022

America’s Natural Resource Professionals Commend Passage of Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

June 14, 2022 – Today, fisheries and wildlife professionals from across the United States are celebrating the bipartisan House passage of groundbreaking legislation to conserve our nation’s fish and wildlife....

June 14, 2022

New project focuses on Prairie Pothole conservation

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is teaming with Ducks Unlimited to help farmers and ranchers restore grasslands and make other improvements to benefit birds in the Prairie Pothole region. The...

June 13, 2022

Joshua Tree closes trail to help bighorns reach spring

Joshua Tree National Park is temporarily closing a popular hiking trail to make it easier for bighorn sheep to get to water. The trail leads to Fortynine Palms Oasis, a...

June 10, 2022

Watch: New gecko ID’d in India

Deep in the forests of India lives a colorful gecko species that only recently revealed its true identity. Meet Eublepharis pictus, also known as the painted leopard gecko. In 2017,...

June 9, 2022

Released goldfish pose a ‘triple threat’ to native ecosystems

When owners decide to set their goldfish free of the confines of the fish bowl, they could be letting loose what researchers call an ecological catastrophe for native biodiversity. Biologists...

June 8, 2022

Avian flu’s spread through wild birds concerns researchers

Scientists are concerned by how much a highly infectious strain of avian flu has struck birds in the wild. While the deadly H5N1 strain has infected millions of birds in...

June 7, 2022

Washington investigates wolf deaths

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is investigating the deaths of four wolves found in Northeast Washington. Stevens County deputies reported finding the wolves near the Canadian border in...