These are the top 10 wildlife stories of 2022
The past year has seen plenty of important developments and groundbreaking research for wildlife, plus a few strange tales along the way. Here are the most read stories on wildlife.org...
Academy scientists describe 146 new species in 2022
Each year, the California Academy of Sciences tallies the new species its researchers have discovered. This year, they logged 146 new species, including 44 lizards, seven fishes, four shark and...
Long distance red knots experience mid-flight crab crunch
Red knots are among the great long-distance fliers of the world. Some of the best-traveled of these small shorebirds migrate all the way from the Arctic circle of Canada to...
Does better habitat quality mean less disease for bees?
Past research has suggested that more pollinator biodiversity means less virus among bees. But researchers wondered if it was that simple and what mechanism may be behind it. Was habitat...
Colorado wolf reintroduction proposal released
Two years after Ballot Initiative 114 passed, mandating the reintroduction of the gray wolf (Canis lupis) to Colorado, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (CPW) has now released a proposal...
Butterfly’s diverse diet may help it survive a changing world
In 2019 and again in 2020, swarms of painted lady butterflies irrupted in the millions in Southern California. People couldn’t drive their cars without the insects crashing into their vehicles’...
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RAWA fails after being left out of spending bill
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act met its end in Congress on Monday night after legislators left it out of the omnibus spending bill. Despite broad bipartisan support that put it...
Nations agree to protect a third of planet by 2030
The United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal has resulted in an agreement for participating nations to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. The conference, known also as Cop15, intends...
TWS2022: Fishers in northeast exposed to rodenticides
When researchers were studying fisher survival and reproduction in New York state using radio collars, they noticed individuals that were otherwise healthy had died from relatively minor injuries or failed...
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