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As climate change warms the planet, algal blooms may leave lakes throughout the United States covered with scum, harming aquatic ecosystems and interfering with people’s enjoyment of the water. “If...

When Elizabeth Hunter was doing her dissertation at the University of Georgia on the effects of sea-level rise on coastal birds, including seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus), she noticed a lot...

Bat researchers have trouble using nets to catch species that forage in open spaces and fly too high, out of reach of traditional netting methods. But researchers seeking to catch...

Researchers recently looked back about a century ago to determine how sika deer made their way from their native home on Japan’s Yakushima Island to Dorchester County, Md., with the...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the North Carolina Alligator Task Force are holding six public forums in June to present a draft of the state Alligator Management Plan...

According to most wildlife guides, harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) don’t typically range south of New Jersey. But recent research shows that during winter, these marine mammals regularly feed in an...

American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) can live as long as humans, making it difficult for scientists to conduct long-term studies on them. But Phil Wilkinson, a retired manager of South Carolina’s Tom...

A snake identification “hotline” launched by a private wildlife removal business in Virginia has become an overnight sensation, with queries pouring in from around the state and across the country...

Florida wildlife officials have launched a number of new initiatives to tackle the spread of the invasive Burmese python, an introduced species that has been impacting native wildlife in the...

Two researchers at a time walked through the swampy waters of the bottomland hardwood forest in South Carolina on a mission to find a rare, sensitive bat species — the...