wildlife biology

Dyck was widely respected for working alongside indigenous groups as he studied polar bears on their ancestral lands.

A population of North Island robins in a New Zealand sanctuary provides a unique system for investigating the memory skills of birds in the wild.

A camera trap snaps a photo of a wild bobcat in a location new to scientists studying the animals’ geographical range in Ohio.

From changes in gene flow to adaptation, the effects of urbanization are shaping the evolutionary trajectories of plants and animals.

A new report finds the decline in vertebrate abundance over the past four decades is most severe in South and Central America.

Researchers must consider the entire ecosystem when planning conservation strategies.

The Chinese giant salamander is not one but five different species.

This hammer-headed fruit bat is wearing a GPS tracker deployed by researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Preliminary results from a USDA study reveal that imported guard dogs outperform those traditionally used in the U.S. to fend off wolves and coyotes.

A large-scale survey of wild game regulations in North America finds science-based policies lacking, and poor transparency on the part of agencies may contribute.  

Dominant male mammals are particularly at risk of infection by parasites.

The elimination of the biting pests was an added bonus after researchers unleashed a rat-eradication endeavor on the tiny islands.  

Researchers suspect the source of the toxins may be some of the state’s 50,000 or so marijuana farms.

Emerging infections provide clues about how pathogens might evolve when farm animals are protected from infection.

Tracking the myxoma virus in the wild rabbit populations of Australia has yielded insight into how pathogens and their hosts evolve.

Wildebeest, science advice for Trump, antibiotics, and more

When scores of migrating wildebeest fail to survive a treacherous river crossing, their corpses fuel thriving ecosystems.

When thousands of animals die during mass migrations, ecosystems accommodate the corpses and new cycles are set in motion.

A US Court of Appeals ruled that the Interior Department acted prematurely in removing the animals from the endangered species list.