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December 27, 2022

Academy scientists describe 146 new species in 2022

Each year, the California Academy of Sciences tallies the new species its researchers have discovered. This year, they logged 146 new species, including 44 lizards, seven fishes, four shark and...

December 20, 2022

Nations agree to protect a third of planet by 2030

The United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal has resulted in an agreement for participating nations to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. The conference, known also as Cop15, intends...

December 19, 2022

What drove coyotes to kill a hiker in a Canadian park?

When a 19-year-old woman was killed by coyotes in a Canadian park in 2009, she became the only known coyote attack fatality in North America. What prompted coyotes to behave...

December 16, 2022

Watch: Interior embarks on largest dam removal in U.S. history

Federal officials are preparing to remove four dams along the Klamath River to improve the watershed along the California-Oregon state line. “Clean water, healthy forests and fertile land made the...

December 16, 2022

The December issue of the Wildlife Society Bulletin

The Wildlife Society Bulletin is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published four times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and...

December 15, 2022

What’s good for biologists is good for wildlife

Hanging out of airplanes with net launchers. Climbing trees to peer into bird nests. Crawling into bear dens.  Wildlife biologists get to do some pretty cool things. But their envy-invoking...

December 13, 2022

Can gene editing wipe out invasive island mice?

Editing the genes of invasive mice could drive them to extinction on islands where they’ve become established within 25 years, researchers found. By using the gene-editing tool CRISPR, researchers believe...

December 12, 2022

Passing RAWA ‘an important step’ for Native communities

“While tribal nations have deep cultural knowledge of how to manage wildlife on our lands, we do not have anywhere near the money we need to do so,” writes Gloria...

December 9, 2022

Watch: A midflight stopover for migrating monarchs

Monarch butterflies make an astonishing migration from throughout the United States and Canada to winter in the mountains of Central Mexico. But while Mexico may be the final destination, it’s...

December 8, 2022

Biodiversity summit comes with ‘nature on the brink’

World leaders are gathering in Montreal for a high-profile United Nations conference to tackle the global biodiversity crisis. Known as “COP15,” the conference seeks to set aside 30% of the...