Area of Focus: Mammals

November 7, 2025

LISTEN: The science of wildlife hits a fresh new note

How can the worlds of wildlife conservation and music come together in perfect harmony?

November 3, 2025

TWS2025: Polar bears’ leftovers feed the Arctic

Leftover carrion from polar bear kills is a hearty meal for the region’s scavengers

October 31, 2025

Life creeps in the haunted habitats of cemeteries

Cemeteries focused on conservation are providing animals with a new resource in urban areas

October 31, 2025

TWS2025: Feral horses out-eat Alberta ungulates, cattle

As an additional prey item for wolves, bears and cougars, equids may artificially boost predator numbers in the area

October 30, 2025

Are expanding armadillos a problem?

Overland and underwater, Armadillos have expanded their range in the past ten years

October 28, 2025

Food, cover and corn drive elk movement in Nebraska

Elk have returned to Nebraska but we’re only now discovering how they move through its patchwork of prairie and corn

October 28, 2025

Artificial roosts may overheat bats

Common conservation technique may be death trap for bats during heat waves

October 23, 2025

Are harp seals hampering cod recovery?

One of the biggest fisheries in the North Atlantic collapsed in the 1990s—and numbers are still down

October 3, 2025

Prey caching may give pumas a bad rep

Research reveals that the way that big cats save scavenge remains for leftovers contributes to conflict with ranchers

September 30, 2025

Conservation, controversy and proposed changes to the MMPA

Conservation science and industry interests intersect as Congress considers changes to the Marine Mammal Protection Act