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A key United Nations biodiversity conference was scheduled to take place in China in October 2020, but the outbreak of COVID-19 put the event on hold. It’s supposed to finally...

The spread of COVID-19 among captive mink continues to raise questions about how the virus may spread to wildlife and to humans. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control confirmed...

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....

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...

Moose in rural Maine are experiencing a record high death rate due to a massive tick infestation. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says that after collaring 70...

Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. Many people plan out their lives—what they think should happen and when. I...

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...

Biologists at the University of Cincinnati are studying low-cost ways to improve water quality and wildlife habitat in urban creeks. Like those found in many large cities, Cincinnati’s streams are...

A co-owner of the Boston Celtics has made a $2 million donation to aid manatees in Florida. The Fox Rock Foundation, a charitable foundation overseen by Celtics co-owner Rob Hale...

Researchers in Alabama are investigating the impacts of wild pigs on wildlife and the environment. Forthcoming research suggests that wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) numbers jump significantly two years after feral...