Area of Focus: Conservation and Management Arenas

March 7, 2023

Preserving evolutionary history

A new metric focuses on prioritizing species conservation based on maintaining their evolutionary history

March 6, 2023

Severely burned areas benefit southern Appalachians birds

Their diversity and overall numbers climbed after a 2016 wildfire

March 6, 2023

Cat personality may be linked to tendency to prey on wild animals

Dominant, less extroverted felines are less likely to bring back dead animals to their owners

March 3, 2023

Where extinct in the wild species fit into conservation

Species that only exist in places like zoos and aquariums are often left out of conservation assessments

March 2, 2023

Keeping an eye on wildlife after Ohio train derailment

About 43,700 animals total have died within eight kilometers of waterways where chemicals spilled

March 2, 2023

Bee-friendly planting increases diversity, abundance

Pollinators respond well to effort in North Carolina to improve habitat around farms

March 1, 2023

Islands suffer from reptile loss

When reptiles are lost on islands, so are their ecosystem services

February 28, 2023

Removing beaver dams to protect massive brook trout

Wildlife Services worked to remove beaver dams to improve habitats for massive coaster brook trout

February 28, 2023

COVID lockdowns brought tigers closer to roads

GPS-collared male and female tigers responded differently to the lockdown

February 27, 2023

Wild Cam: Where do sloth bears den?

Female sloth bears may sometimes take risks to gain access to better resources