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Birds avoid spotted lanternflies fed on invasive plants

Spotted lanternflies that feed on the tree of heaven are unpalatable to birds

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December 19, 2025

More than 60,000 penguins starve to death in South Africa

Following sardine stock collapse from overfishing and the climate crisis, penguins have nothing to eat

December 18, 2025

Why are porcupines disappearing?

Even though state bounties ceased more than four decades ago, numbers have failed to rebound

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June 20, 2023

Lack of genetic diversity may put Channel Island foxes at risk

The foxes have come back from the brink of extinction, but their genetic diversity remains low

June 20, 2023

To conserve species, protect existing parks

Protecting—and expanding—existing parks may be as important as creating new ones

June 16, 2023

Tough regulations work best to stem wild pig invasion

Researchers found states with the laxest regulations had the biggest pig problems

June 16, 2023

Boat strikes a growing cause of Belize manatee deaths

As boat traffic increases, it poses a greater threat

June 15, 2023

TWS2022: Thai mushroom craze may fuel pangolin trafficking

Foragers find more than mushrooms among the termite mounds

June 15, 2023

Rare wolverine spotted in California

It’s only the second confirmed wolverine seen in the state in the past century

June 14, 2023

Pacific Northwest cougars can island hop

The discovery offers a new understanding of how cougar populations may be connected

June 14, 2023

Just one northern spotted owl remains in Canada

Two owls released last year have died and a third was injuired

June 13, 2023

Colombia’s invasive hippo problem may have doubled

The hippos descended from ones kept by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar