Area of Focus: Mammals

July 15, 2024

Elephants receive first of its kind vaccine

A female 40-year-old received an mRNA vaccine against a herpesvirus

July 3, 2024

JWM: Indigenous knowledge informs Alaska wolf listing

Alaska Indigenous people have lived alongside wolves for centuries

July 3, 2024

Impacts of white-nose syndrome expand among Texas bats

Biologists note first Texas case in tricolored bats

July 2, 2024

Hudson Bay polar bears may not survive climate change

More ice-free days may eliminate these populations

June 28, 2024

First wolf pup born in Colorado since reintroduction

Biologists have confirmed one pup but say more may be possible

June 26, 2024

As grizzlies mate with polar bears, concerns about hybrids grow

Researchers worry hybrid bears may be unfit for the harsh Arctic

June 25, 2024

JWM: In the Alaskan Arctic, where are all the wolverines?

A recent study found densities were a tenth of what researchers found 40 years ago

June 21, 2024

Q&A: Missing wolves, forgotten landscapes and lost knowledge

A recent study suggests that, like ecosystems, science was reshaped by the loss of wolves

June 21, 2024

Michigan tries vaccine to protect deer from disease

The oral vaccine is intended to protect deer from bovine tuberculosis

June 17, 2024

Texas kills 249 deer amid CWD scare

"This is a task we never take lightly,” the agency said