Area of Focus: Genetics & Molecular Ecology

October 4, 2023

New partnership seeks to ‘biobank’ endangered species

The USFWS and others are working with Revive & Restore to preserve genetic material

October 4, 2023

Roundup offers chance to check bison’s health

South Dakota’s Custer State Park hosts some 1,500 bison

September 29, 2023

Breakthrough research recovers Tasmanian tiger RNA

It’s the first time RNA has been taken from an extinct species

August 18, 2023

Climate is shifting 4,000 years of polar food stability

Archaeological remains reveal how the Canadian Arctic’s food web has changed

July 27, 2023

To understand jaguars, researchers looked to their poop

Analyzing scat revealed what and where the cryptic cats hunted

July 26, 2023

JWM: Connectivity could aid Pakistan’s struggling wild sheep

Urials have declined from impacts both ancient and modern

July 25, 2023

Researchers solve mystery behind butterfly’s extinction

Was the Xerces blue butterfly its own species?

July 7, 2023

Seeking a cool way to curb extinctions

Living cell banks keep genetic samples of endangered species

June 20, 2023

Lack of genetic diversity may put Channel Island foxes at risk

The foxes have come back from the brink of extinction, but their genetic diversity remains low

June 12, 2023

As the avian flu spread, its severity grew

Researchers found the virus is usually severe in mammals