Geographical Location: Southeastern

A few years ago, biologists in Louisiana — covered from head to toe in white whooping crane costumes — released juvenile whoopers into the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area in...

The Outer Banks of North Carolina is home to several threatened and endangered species such as the piping plover (Charadrius melodus), American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliates) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and...

Imagine you’re wandering down a forest trail. A rustling in the leafy understory grabs your attention and a series of hums and squeaky barks draws your eye to white and...

Nominations for the 2016 Conservation Education and Excellence in Wildlife Education Awards will be accepted through May 1. Visit the Conservation Education and Wildlife Education Award webpages by clicking the...

Gopher tortoise populations facing threats from habitat loss and depredation could be feeling extra heat from invasive fire ants. “I think fire ants have the potential to do some serious...

It seemed like a no-brainer to Sean Graham. The professor at Sul Ross State University in Texas was tasked with tracking down Chamberlain’s dwarf (Eurycea chamberlaini) salamanders and one-toed amphiumas...

Schemes to increase the antler size of wild deer by introducing captive-bred animals with trophy racks may cost more than they are worth. “Areas of land known for producing larger...

Water birds in the Everglades may be sacrificing the safety of some of their chicks to alligators for the greater good of gaining protection from raccoons or opossums. “They’re both...

American oystercatchers deal with constant noise from traffic on Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina where they nest. Boats chug in the water nearby, ATVs make a ruckus and...

Western North Carolina’s remaining red spruce (Picea rubens) and Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) forests compose one of the most imperiled ecosystems in the Southern Appalachians. A Pleistocene relict community, these...