Freshwater species on a fast decline
Freshwater species have declined 88 percent since 1970 — twice the decline of animals on the land or ocean, according to recent research, yet large gaps remain in ...
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Bats bounce echolocation signals off leaves like mirrors
Bats can bounce echolocation signals off leaves — using them like mirrors — to detect stationary insects to prey on. “It’s a pretty neat and pretty cool ...
For fire-dependent woodpeckers, megafires are too intense
Species like the black-backed woodpecker historically have relied on landscapes shaped by high-intensity forest fires, but researchers recently found the intense ...
In Canadian biosphere, key corridors cross private land
The Beaver Hills Biosphere in central Alberta includes a patchwork of protected areas, but some of the terrain that fishers in the region rely on most are ...
Watch: Leopard seals cooperate for food
New drone footage has shown leopard seals joining the ranks of other marine mammals like dolphins and whales in their ability to work cooperatively to take down ...
In Mexican wolf recovery, did science and politics clash?
A new study contends that the science used in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2017 Mexican wolf recovery plan was skewed by political influence. The ...
Crossing a California freeway, a mountain lion finds new ground
The National Park Service has documented a rare case of a mountain lion crossing a major California freeway that runs past the Santa Monica Mountains. It’s the ...
JWM: When gators attack! — And when they don’t
A landscaper was pruning a tree on Florida’s Sanibel Island when a 12-foot alligator seized her by the arm and dragged her 10 feet to a nearby pond. By the time ...
Cold-blooded but feverish, amphibians use heat to kill virus
They may be cold-blooded, but some amphibians induce feverish temperature changes to help their immune systems fight the deadly ranavirus. “Amphibians are ...
Do introduced bighorns never learn to migrate?
While bighorn sheep restoration became common after the species faced population declines in the 1900s, researcher recently found that restored populations differ ...