Area of Focus: Species Taxon

April 9, 2025

JWM: Busy trails repel California wildlife

Fitness trackers used by runners, bikers and hikers give scientists a new window into wildlife behavior

April 8, 2025

Saw-whet owls make stopovers to refuel on migration

One of North America’s smallest owls is difficult to track

April 7, 2025

Gila monsters’ range will shrink with extreme warming

Venomous reptiles are hardy when it comes to drought, but may still suffer some habitat loss

April 4, 2025

American kestrel fledglings have high survival rate

But the small falcon continues to face declines in North America

April 2, 2025

Bonelli’s eagles recover in Catalonia

Despite problems in other regions, some parts of Spain are seeing a rebound in eagle numbers

April 1, 2025

Bobcats and people coexist in Tucson

To learn more about urban bobcats, researchers had to also work with people

April 1, 2025

Study recommends IUCN uplist emperor penguin

A new research method accounting for uncertainty leads scientists to suggest the IUCN change the species’ status to endangered

March 31, 2025

Rat poison rife in Aussie endangered species

Tasmanian devils and quolls among affected species

March 28, 2025

DDT could be affecting killer whale hormones

Laboratory tests on cells that mimic killer whale proteins revealed how banned pesticide may still be affecting apex predators

March 27, 2025

JWM: Invasive foxes disturb imperiled Aussie shorebirds

Nighttime intruders may affect curlews and other species at their high tide roosts