Geographical Location: Western

October 10, 2024

New California law protects wildlife connectivity

The rule instructs counties and cities to consider wild corridors when planning development

October 1, 2024

Botulism kills thousands of birds at California refuge

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

September 27, 2024

Reversing effects of inbreeding in red foxes

Researchers think “genetic rescue” is a possibility

September 10, 2024

Grant boosts Hawaiian honeycreeper recovery in Hawaii

Grant money will help fight the effects of avian malaria on Hawaiian honeycreepers

August 1, 2024

Monarchs adapt their breeding time

The butterflies are successfully breeding in the winter

July 25, 2024

Drought may boost parasite loads in giant salamanders

Dry conditions may lead to “overwhelming” numbers of trematodes in amphibians

July 24, 2024

Mexican spotted owls benefit from low-severity fires

Massive wildfires are harmful to the birds, but low-severity fires benefit their habitats

July 22, 2024

Feral pigs may usher nonnative plants into Hawaii

Pigs disturb native forests on Big Island

July 16, 2024

USFWS plans to cull 450,000 barred owls to help native species

Project aims to stymie loss of California and northern spotted owls

June 24, 2024

To save Hawaiian honeycreepers, conservationists make allies with mosquitoes

Biologists are using modified mosquitoes to reduce deadly avian malaria