Area of Focus: Mammals

June 1, 2023

Hawaiian beach reopens after seal pup weans

The pup was the fourth Hawaiian monk seal born on the popular beach in recent years

May 31, 2023

CWD on the rise in Alberta 

Nearly one in four mule deer tested positive for the disease

May 30, 2023

Climate change may throw off Arctic squirrel mating 

Females are emerging earlier in the spring

May 26, 2023

Ranchers provide insight into carnivore fencing

Scientists met with landowners once a month to create fencing surveys

May 25, 2023

Coyotes that hunt moose may also go after humans

To understand why coyotes attack humans, researchers examined what the canids were eating

May 23, 2023

TWS2022: Canada lynx tolerate beetle kill forests

The felines follow their primary prey—snowshoe hares

May 22, 2023

Vermont cave hosts survivors of white-nose syndrome

Biologists hope they can help repopulate devastated bat populations

May 19, 2023

Human shields can be lethal for midsized predators 

Choosing humans over predators, coyotes and bobcats put themselves at risk

May 17, 2023

Three bat species recommended for Canada’s endangered species list

Wind turbines were found to present the greatest threat

May 16, 2023

Five red wolves born in the wild

It’s the second year in a row the Milltail Pack has produced new pups