Specific reintroduction factors lead to Chiricahua leopard frog success
By the 1980s, more than 80% of populations of Chiricahua leopard frogs in Arizona and New Mexico had disappeared. The amphibians faced habitat loss, predation by invasive fish like bass...
Boas have a breathing trick to keep from suffocating themselves
When boa constrictors squeeze their prey to death, why don’t they end up suffocating themselves? Writing in the Journal of Experimental Biology, researchers discovered that the snake has a very...
Bears change wolf feeding habits
Bears and wolves coexist in both Yellowstone National Park and 5,000 miles across the globe in parts of Scandinavia. But researchers recently found that in both places, bears are changing...
TWS2021: Persecution still a major problem for golden eagles
Despite protections, illegal shooting continues to plague golden eagles in the United States. Researchers wanted to learn why these emblematic birds are still persecuted in many parts of the country....
California readies for massive wildlife crossing
California plans to break ground on April 22—Earth Day—for what it’s calling the world’s largest wildlife crossing. The bridge will cross 10 lanes of Highway 101 and a feeder road...
Wild Cam: Managers trap and collar rare wolverine in Utah
The whole episode began with an attack on 18 sheep in Rich County, Utah northeast of Salt Lake City, but ended with a marvelous opportunity for researching a rare carnivore....
Wildlife Vocalization: Erin McCance
Wildlife Vocalizations is a collection of short personal perspectives from people in the field of wildlife sciences. My advice to my younger self: True to any profession, wildlife biology and...
Webs act as giant antenna to help spiders hear
We usually think of spiders sensing the physical vibrations of prey on their webs. But researchers believe spiders also use their webs to extend their hearing. Using a soundproof room,...
JWM: GPS collar data can help researchers track wolf kills
Courtney Irvine had just spent 30 minutes digging up clumps of bison hair at a wolf kill site in Prince Alberta National Park in Saskatchewan when she heard the howls....
