Area of Focus: Species Taxon

April 2, 2024

Will grizzlies and ‘grolar bears’ reduce caribou?

Northwest Territories hunters and biologists are seeing more grizzlies and hybrids

April 2, 2024

Old whitebark pines critical for Clark’s nutcracker presence

Researcher reveals that blister rust fungal pathogen may have a trickledown effect on bird populations

April 1, 2024

Researchers say two killer whale groups are different species

Resident and transient killer whales overlap but don’t mix

April 1, 2024

Predation by lizards affects resource movement

Anoles redistribute oceanic carbon on land when larger predators are absent

March 29, 2024

Little brown bats found with white-nose syndrome in Colorado

It’s the second bat species in the state known to have contracted the disease

March 28, 2024

Bird flu is killing seals around the world

Scientists believe the mammals are contracting the virus from affected seabirds

March 27, 2024

Endangered owls prey on endangered Hawaiian stilts

Researchers have observed pueo attacking shorebirds in several cases

March 25, 2024

JWM: Low-flying aircraft affect polar bear behavior

Low-flying aircraft may spook polar bears in remote parts of Alaska that rarely see other direct human intrusions.

March 22, 2024

Urban Cooper’s hawks face a range of threats

Intentional killings by people remain a concern

March 22, 2024

Warming climate shifts bowhead whale migratory path

Bowhead whales are changing their timing and path of migration