Area of Focus: Mammals

February 16, 2024

A gut check for chronic wasting disease

Researchers are seeking a way to test live animals for the deadly disease

February 14, 2024

Watch: Do apes have a sense of humor?

A study shows that great apes tease each other

February 9, 2024

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service holds course on wolf protections

The Service also announced a national recovery plan for the species

February 9, 2024

17 elk added to WV herd

The translocations bring the state’s herd to 127

February 8, 2024

TWS 2023: Lions carry a large parasite load

Researchers used metabarcoding to learn more about parasites in wild cats in West Africa

February 7, 2024

Rodenticides widespread in Italian wolf carcasses

Animals near cities had higher quantities of the pest-killing chemicals

February 6, 2024

Chronic wasting disease reaches British Columbia

The deadly disease was found in two deer in the Kootenay region

January 31, 2024

Are Alaskan wolves targeting wolverines?

A pack near Anchorage has likely killed three wolverines in the past few years

January 26, 2024

Watch: California’s newest wolf pack howls for the camera

The Yowlumni Pack was discovered last summer in the Sequoia National Forest

January 25, 2024

AI can help track manatees

Manatee counts can provide a proactive way to help struggling manatee populations