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Endangered leopard lizards in central California rely on habitat features created by another endangered species—giant kangaroo rats. Blunt-nosed leopard lizards (Gambelia sila) are only found in California’s San Joaquin Valley,...

A Hawaiian monk seal being treated for toxoplasmosis at a marine mammal hospital has died. The male was one of just four of Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) to be...

After a record low last winter, initial counts of western monarch butterflies in California this winter show the population is rebounding. Last winter, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation recorded...

The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...

In 2015, biologists Greta Wengert and Mourad Gabriel were conducting necropsies on fishers—a candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act at the time—to find out what was causing their...

Crested caracaras are found widely across the American tropics, but the species’ northern range pushes into some of the southernmost states in the U.S. While this falcon is relatively common...

The Hollywood mountain lion dubbed P-22 moved around much less than it usually did during the early months of the COVID-19 shutdown. Famous for being the most urban mountain lion...

The California tiger salamanders of Sonoma County continue to decline despite well-intentioned efforts to preserve areas for the amphibians. The distinct population segment of California tiger salamanders is unlikely to...

Mountain lions live closer to developed areas in Los Angeles than researchers previously thought. Los Angeles, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the country, is home to about 18...

Nevada is set to host a new cooperative research unit—the first new unit in the system in over 35 years. The state Department of Wildlife; University of Nevada, Reno; the...