Area of Focus: Habitat Ecology

August 5, 2025

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ could threaten fragile ecosystem

Historic conservation battleground sees renewed legal fight over detention facility

August 4, 2025

Plovers on the edge

NYC Parks uses ‘dynamic management’ approach to support endangered birds and local community

July 28, 2025

Miami reptile community is getting more exotic

The abundance of nonnative species in Miami-Dade County is increasing rapidly

July 24, 2025

Will development affect grizzly movement in the Rockies?

New research maps out current and future connectivity in southern Alberta and British Columbia

July 23, 2025

Wild Cam: Trail cameras reveal ‘elusive’ red pandas

Researchers have taken camera traps to the tree canopies to find out more about endangered red panda ecology—where they prefer to live and, perhaps, what might kill and eat them....

July 23, 2025

Jaguars in Brazil increase in study site following wildfire

Researchers think the study site may be a climate refuge for jaguars and other mammals

July 22, 2025

Dusky gopher frog reintroduction sees initial success

Memphis Zoo-led program produces captive-bred amphibians thanks in part to a new outdoor artificial pond facility

July 21, 2025

Researchers discover new Mexican crocodile species

Reptiles on two Caribbean islands are genetically unique

July 18, 2025

Backyard feeders are reshaping hummingbirds

Researchers link rapid range expansion and bill changes in Anna’s hummingbirds to decades of feeder use

July 15, 2025

Where are Yellowstone bison most at risk from vehicles?

Bison cross a dangerous highway near the western border of the oldest national park in the U.S.