Area of Focus: Mammals

January 22, 2025

Wild Cam: Lack of water drives key deer toward domestication

Wildlife managers may need to create artificial water sources to avoid extirpation in some areas

January 22, 2025

Urban coyotes live longer in highly populated areas

Both high population density and low socioeconomic status in neighborhoods are linked to longer lifespans in Chicago coyotes

January 16, 2025

USFWS rejects states’ petitions to delist grizzlies

Grizzly bears will remain threatened in much of the West

January 14, 2025

A 30-year look at wolf reintroduction

Managers reintroduced wolves to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho three decades ago this month

January 13, 2025

JWM: Pacific walrus harvest sustainable for foreseeable future

Populations remain healthy under most future climate and development projections

January 7, 2025

Hook-headed parasite may be killing island foxes

Intestinal worm could complicate recent recovery, especially during drought

January 6, 2025

Modeling American pika distribution based on what they leave behind

A model taking into account past evidence of pika presence can inform how they’ll perform amidst climate change

January 2, 2025

Squirrels feast on…voles?

Scientists had only known them to eat nuts, seeds or grains

December 26, 2024

High-altitude grasslands are key to conserving Andean bears

Managers should also take into consideration when livestock foraged in these areas

December 19, 2024

Wild Cam: As snow decreases, wolf stomachs rumble

Lower snow levels in Minnesota winters means fewer vulnerable deer for packs to prey on