Area of Focus: Mammals

November 20, 2024

Changing sea ice injures polar bear feet 

As climate warms, polar bears are facing more injuries

Krysten holds a deer fawn
November 18, 2024

Wildlife Vocalizations: Krysten Schuler

Krysten Schuler discusses her journey to become a wildlife disease ecologist

November 14, 2024

Coyote hunting doesn’t always decrease populations 

Researchers looked at relationships between predators, humans and coyotes on a large scale

November 12, 2024

Urbanization challenges Eurasian red squirrels 

Changes in the squirrels’ genetics have occurred in the last 30 years

November 8, 2024

Social media can boost caracal conservation 

Social media boosted conservation of a wild cat in Africa

November 4, 2024

JWM: Baffin Bay beluga population has halved 

Decades of analysis in the Baffin Bay population reveals harvest pressure may be causing declines

November 4, 2024

Rats could help fight illegal wildlife trade 

African giant pouched rats can sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife species

October 30, 2024

JWM: What mammals are endemic to the Alexander Archipelago? 

Two decades of studies reveal which species are endemic to the archipelago in southeastern Alaska

October 30, 2024

Polar bears at higher risk of contracting some pathogens

The increased prevalence of the pathogens is some of the most rapid changes in exposure ever reported in the bears

October 29, 2024

JWM: Wild pig removal boosts turkey numbers

Swine are known nest predators in southeastern U.S.