Area of Focus: Mammals

March 7, 2025

Wild Cam: Drought brings drinking problems for Tequila bats

Are long-nosed bats diversifying their feeding patterns in response to increased dry periods?

March 7, 2025

Watch: Narwhals’ tusks help them chase prey and hunt

Drone footage reveals novel behavior of marine mammals

March 5, 2025

Wild Cam: What do wolves eat in the high arctic?

JWM study on Ellesmere in far north reveals a stable, but perhaps vulnerable, relationship between predators and prey

March 5, 2025

Caribou movement patterns reveal distinct populations

Behavior patterns can point to which groups of caribou are at risk

March 4, 2025

Sea otters help kelp forests return—but how quickly?

Different factors affect how quickly sea otters can help reverse overgrazing by sea urchins

March 3, 2025

Cameras catch coyotes eating harbor seals

The phenomenon has likely been happening for quite some time

February 28, 2025

The microbiome clues researchers into endangered bat health

Indiana bats are federally endangered, and scientists are concerned about their health

February 27, 2025

Wild Cam: Dens crucial for polar bear survival 

Footage shows polar bear cubs emerging from dens for the first time

February 26, 2025

Where can giant otters best survive?

The endangered South American mustelids were extirpated from much of their range in the 20th century

February 20, 2025

Deer hunting can slow spread of chronic wasting disease

Disease control, not eradication, is the likely result