Tag: Climate Change

Female copperhead snakes stop reproducing after severe drought. According to a study published in Scientific Reports none of the dozens of monitored female copperhead snakes (Agkistrodon contortrix) in a forest...

Just because they’re designated as state birds doesn’t mean they’ll be in their states in a century. “As the planet warms and birds across the country relocate to escape the...

In a recent study published in Biological Conservation, researchers from around the world called for additional protections to conserve the emperor penguin (Aptenodyptes forsteri). Reviewing over 150 studies on the...

The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife considered several conservation bills last week, including one that would reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. The “North American...

Shorebirds can weather destructive hurricanes, according to new research. A far bigger threat may be the gradual rise in sea levels. “It’s tempting to focus on the big visible events...

Creating new laws to address changing environmental conditions may be a challenge, but according to research published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, some existing laws...

As Winsor Lowe studied tiny headwater streams in the mountains of northern New Hampshire, he found he had a mystery on his hands. Adult salamanders, which he had been studying...

While the long-term effects of climate change are likely to spell trouble for sea turtles, researchers found that some populations could see short-term benefits. Looking at 17 loggerhead sea turtle...

Development and sea level rise has caused Florida to lose much of the mangrove forests that once lined its coasts, according to a recent U.S. Geological Survey study published in...

“Introduced species can provide this natural experiment of what happens when you toss species in a completely different climate — can they survive or not?” said John Wiens, a professor...