Wildlife entangled in COVID litter
A fish caught up in a latex glove. A fox entangled in a face mask. A penguin with one in its stomach. From Brazil to Malaysia, researchers have cataloged incidents ...
Pollution
Watersnakes help gauge mercury presence in streams
The tips of watersnakes’ tails retain levels of mercury that could indicate how contaminated rivers and streams are with toxins. “One of the advantage of brown ...
Report documents plastic threats to sea life
A report from the environmental organization Oceana has documented nearly 1,800 U.S. incidents of marine mammals and sea turtles swallowing or becoming entangled in ...
Seabirds deposit microplastics onto Arctic
Seabirds in the Arctic may be removing microplastics from the ocean and dumping them right back on land. “Colonial seabirds could be acting as an important source ...
Researchers focus on microplastics
A group of five-dozen researchers are gathering in Bramerton, Washington, this week to gauge the risk of microplastic pollution in the region and help plan how to ...
Bronx River turtles persist, despite pollution
Hundreds of years ago, the Bronx River was rife with aquatic reptiles like common snapping turtles, musk turtles and painted turtles. But only a few species have ...
The world’s tropical ecosystems face trouble
Biodiversity in tropical ecosystems throughout the world face dramatic declines, unless drastic measures are taken, according to a new study. These declines are due ...
JWM study: Contaminated game raises health concerns for hunters
When you buy meat in the supermarket, it’s been subjected to safety testing before being packaged and stacked in the refrigerator case. But hunters who eat game ...
TWS member’s citizen science project tracks a wildlife hazard — balloons
Matthew Bettelheim had seen one too many balloons, deflated and forgotten, lying around in nature. Doing field work in what seemed like remote locations throughout ...
Polluted sea lions poison condors
Marine mammals are so polluted that they are poisoning endangered condors, according to a new study. California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) that fed on marine ...