Area of Focus: Species Taxon

Neophobia—the fear of new things—keeps felines away from control devices in Australia

An avian botulism outbreak at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge has substantially impacted birds in Northern California

Photographers and wildlife watchers may be disturbing rare species' habitat and behavior

Researchers think “genetic rescue” is a possibility

Ship noise interferes with the ultrasonic echolocation the marine mammals use to catch fish

Smaller species have different strategies than larger ones

The tests detected prion shedding more consistently in saliva than urine or feces

Numbers have declined a small amount despite increase in harvesting in some areas

Researchers looked at lead exposure in 14 birds and 17 mammals

Analysis reveals where conservation dollars might be best spent