![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Gray-whale.jpg)
Gray whales off the Pacific Northwest are shrinking
Researchers worry it’s an “early warning sign” that the population is in jeopardy
![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Hiker-noise-scaled.jpg)
Recreation noise causes wildlife to flee
A study in Bridger-Teton National Forest found elk and black bear were the most sensitive
![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Mexican-spotted-owl.jpg)
Mexican spotted owls benefit from low-severity fires
Massive wildfires are harmful to the birds, but low-severity fires benefit their habitats
![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/InvestInTWSAdcollagePRINT-1.pdf-970-x-250-px-9.jpg)
![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Redlining-scaled.jpg)
Discriminatory housing practices of the past still shape urban wildlife
Researchers found “redlining” has left some California neighborhoods with little wildlife
![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Polar-bear-1.jpg)
Hudson Bay polar bears may not survive climate change
More ice-free days may eliminate these populations
![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Wolverine-1.jpg)
JWM: In the Alaskan Arctic, where are all the wolverines?
A recent study found densities were a tenth of what researchers found 40 years ago
![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/InvestInTWSAdcollagePRINT-1.pdf-970-x-250-px-8.jpg)
![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/wolf-absence-1-scaled.jpg)
Q&A: Missing wolves, forgotten landscapes and lost knowledge
A recent study suggests that, like ecosystems, science was reshaped by the loss of wolves
![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Raptor-rehab-1.jpg)
Could treating injured raptors help lift a population?
Researchers found the work of rehabbers can have long-lasting benefits
![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Moose-worms-scaled.jpg)
Parasitic worms are killing western moose
The roundworms are carried by mule deer
PAID AD
![](https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PathwaysAd_970x250x.jpg)