Area of Focus: Conservation and Management Arenas

December 11, 2025

Endangered species rules rollback to 2019

Proposed rules will narrow the definitions of critical habitat and listing criteria

December 10, 2025

How do Yellowstone’s large mammals beat the heat?

Animals can find relief from rising summer temperatures by moving around their environments

December 10, 2025

Marine protected area is paying off for Canadian whales

A struggling species of cetaceans is finally bouncing back

December 9, 2025

New species of snake named after Steve Irwin

Serpent is found on an island in the Indian Ocean

December 8, 2025

Counting ducks with drones

End-to-end AI automated drone system for waterfowl detection, counting and reporting

December 8, 2025

How can spiders survive the cold?

No, it’s not wearing four sets of tiny mittens

December 5, 2025

LISTEN: The North Carolina black bear revival

The comeback, struggles and surprising lives of black bears in North Carolina

December 5, 2025

Avian flu cuts through elephant seal numbers

Virus may have caused loss of 50% of breeding females

December 4, 2025

Politics shift the semantics of climate change

A recent UN report says the world is headed toward an escalation of climate damages, while politics muddle climate science in the US.

December 4, 2025

Bettongs’ head shape gives them a tooth up

Marsupials' nut-cracking mystery no longer too tough to crack