Area of Focus: Conservation and Management Arenas

May 9, 2023

Do cougars affect ecosystems by preying on feral donkeys?

Donkey activity patterns may affect vegetation around desert wetlands

May 8, 2023

For high-elevation squirrels, climate alone won’t decide their future

A variety of conditions affect how species might respond to environmental change due to differences in their ecological niches

May 8, 2023

Lesser yellowlegs added to Ontario’s species at risk

The shorebird is one of seven species recently added

May 5, 2023

Wild Cam: Collar tracking more accurate than trail cameras

Researchers were searching for an efficient way to track the population of Mexican wolves

May 3, 2023

Amid climate change, migrating redstarts show flexibility

But their survival may still be at risk

May 2, 2023

Researchers map a place for woodpeckers in city parks

Parkland can offer an urban oasis for pileated woodpeckers

May 2, 2023

White-nose syndrome discovered in Colorado

A Yuma bat became the first bat in the state to test positive for the deadly disease

May 1, 2023

Beavers may help improve endangered desert fish habitat

Translocated beavers can improve the riparian ecosystem, even in arid areas of Utah

May 1, 2023

Dogs sniff out invasive lanternfly

Detection dog teams are working on finding lanternfly eggs to help reduce their numbers

April 28, 2023

DNA can predict species’ extinction risk

The finding was part of the Zoonomia Project’s examination of 240 mammals’ genomes